H.R. 2790: Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

Plain summary

Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.

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Official text

Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] · 44 cosponsors

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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), John Joyce (R-PA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), James R. Baird (R-IN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Mike Bost (R-IL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2790.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2790 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116