To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts, and for other purposes.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

41 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 21 Democrats

21 of 41 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Artur Davis (D-AL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Al Green (D-TX), Robin Hayes (R-NC), John Hostettler (R-IN), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), James Langevin (D-RI) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.

• H.R. 2107 (109th) National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act of 2005
• H.R. 5381 (109th) National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006
• H.Res. 101 (109th) Urging the European Union to add Hezbollah to the European Union's wide-ranging list of terrorist organizations.
• H.Res. 256 (109th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in remembrance of the members of the Armed Forces who perished in the April 24, 1980…
• H.R. 968 (109th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from…
• H.R. 783 (109th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-3 district