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Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2621| Senate 
| Updated: 10/17/2019
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019 This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment. Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5265
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 19, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5265
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5265: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019
Civil actions and liabilityEuropeGermanyInterest, dividends, interest ratesLegal fees and court costsLife, casualty, property insuranceSwitzerlandWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2621| Senate 
| Updated: 10/17/2019
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019 This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment. Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5265
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 19, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5265
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ben Sasse (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5265: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityEuropeGermanyInterest, dividends, interest ratesLegal fees and court costsLife, casualty, property insuranceSwitzerlandWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity