Senate approves 9/11 bill allowing families to sue Saudi Arabia despite the country’s threats to pull billions from the US economy
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act had triggered a threat from Riyadh to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy
Senate Democrats had firmly supported the legislation, putting them at odds with the Obama administration
DailyMail.com
17 May 2016
The Senate has passed legislation that allows families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, rejecting the fierce objections of a U.S. ally and setting Congress on a collision course with the Obama administration.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), approved by voice vote, had triggered a threat from Riyadh to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy, if the bill is enacted.
If it became law, JASTA would remove the sovereign immunity, preventing lawsuits against governments, for countries found to be involved in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
It would allow survivors of the attacks, and relatives of those killed in the attacks, to seek damages from other countries.
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