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5/4/2009--Introduced.Equitable Compensation for American Victims of Torture Act of 2009 - Terminates the authority of the President to grant the government of Iraq immunity from actions by victims of terrorism seeking compensation for injuries caused by officials, employees, or agents of the government of Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War when such government was classified as a state sponsor of terrorism, unless the claims in specified cases of U.S. soldiers and civilians held in Iraq as POWs and hostages and subject to state-sponsored torture and terrorism have been adequately settled. Defines various adequate settlement amounts, depending on the victim, length of torture or detainment, etc.

1244779200 2009-06-12 Fri Nov 13 19:03:24 -0600 2009 introduced 57240 'act':8 '2009':10 'equit':1 'tortur':7 'victim':5 'compens':2 'american':4 74608 false short introduced 57240 'iraq':10 'claim':8 'provid':2 'terror':16 'tortur':14 'victim':12 'certain':7 'settlement':5 72694 false official action 57240 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199208 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. S001169 1951-12-12 5549 1022 Longworth House Office Building http://www.sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml 7 202-226-0280 Joe 'd':4 '-7':6 'pa':5 'joe':2,7,9 'rep':1 'sestak':3,8,10 M 412232 Sestak Joe_Sestak Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] 2410 N00028049 7098 Democrat 202-225-2011 PA Joe Joe Sestak 1.5 http://sestak.house.gov/ action 57240 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199208 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. action 57240 1241409600 Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193537 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 57240 1241409600 Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0500 2009 193536