PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Congressional Research Service
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 16, 1999
Authorizes Federal courts to hear and decide, on or before January 1, 2010, any civil action to recover damages or secure relief from certain injuries resulting from a person's having been deprived of property located in Germany, or in any territory occupied or controlled by the Nazi regime or its allies, at any time between January 1, 1929, and December 31, 1945, pursuant to or as a result of laws or programs of the German Government designed to transfer ownership of such property to persons of Aryan racial stock.
People & committees
Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R–MN
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2418)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H12076-12077)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.
Source last updated: Jan 2, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.3402 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.3402 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.3402 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.3402 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.