S. 1520: Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011
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S. 1520: Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-07 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011
Plain summary
Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the President to continue any federal investigative activities regarding the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and any other terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi. Directs the President to: (1) urge the Transitional National Council (TNC) and any successor government of Libya to cooperate with such investigative activities, and (2) consider such cooperation when making decisions about U.S. assistance to the successor government. Prohibits the President from distributing property confiscated from Muammar Qaddafi, his family, and the government of Libya to the TNC or any successor government of Libya until the President certifies to Congress that the TNC or successor government is cooperating with such investigative activities. Exempts property distributions for humanitarian purposes from such restriction. Authorizes the President to waive such restriction if in the U.S. national interest.
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Official text
Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 3 cosponsors
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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1520.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1520 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112