A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. (S. Ct.)

Bill: 114-sres-333
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-12-10
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Foreign property

Iran

Legislative rules and procedure

Middle East

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8619; text as passed Senate: CR S8610)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Senate in the case of <EM>Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al.</EM>, to defend the constitutionality of section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-10
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded becasue action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Senate in the case of <EM>Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al.</EM>, to defend the constitutionality of section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.</p> <p>(Sec. 502 of that Act makes available for attachment, with respect to judgments against Iran for damages for personal injury or death caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, any financial asset that is: (1) property in the United States of a foreign securities intermediary doing business in the United States, (2) a blocked asset that is property identified in and the subject of proceedings in<em> Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al</em>., and (3) equal in value to a financial asset of Iran that such foreign securities intermediary or a related intermediary holds abroad.)</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 333 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2015 Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Reid ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION To direct the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. (S. Ct.)

Whereas, in the case of Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. , No. 14–770, pending in the Supreme Court of the United States, the constitutionality of section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112–158, 126 Stat. 1214, 1258 (2012), codified at 22 U.S.C. § 8772, has been placed in issue; Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(c), 706(a), and 713(a) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. 288b(c) , 288e(a), and 288 l (a), the Senate may direct its counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in any legal action in which the powers and responsibilities of Congress under the Constitution are placed in issue: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate Legal Counsel is directed to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Senate in the case of Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. , to defend the constitutionality of section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.