[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7305 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7305

 To toll statutes of limitations during the COVID-19 emergency period, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2020

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To toll statutes of limitations during the COVID-19 emergency period, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Emergency Judicial Tolling 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TOLLING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY 
              PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--The COVID-19 emergency period shall not be 
considered for purposes of a statute of limitations for any action 
described under subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--An action described under this subsection 
is--
            (1) a criminal action for an offense under Federal law, in 
        the case that the statute of limitations applicable to the 
        offense had not run as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
        and
            (2) a civil action under Federal law.
    (c) COVID-19 Emergency Period Defined.--The term ``COVID-19 
emergency period'' means the period beginning on January 31, 2020, and 
ending on December 31, 2020.
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