A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States cour

S.2452
Introduced: 
January 20, 2016
114
Second
September 21, 2016
Senate subcommittee meetings held

This bill would prohibit any payments to the Iranian government or any Iranian national as a settlement in a case before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal until Pres. Obama certifies that Iran has paid all compensatory damages from so-called acts of international terrorism. The Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal was established on 1/19/1981 in the wake of the 1979 hostage crisis to resolve legal claims between the 2 parties and their citizens.

6 cosponsors (6R).

See also: H.R. 5949 of 9/7/16.

Last major action: 9/21/16 comm. hearings held.

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