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28 U.S.C. § 1609

Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1609, Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465303
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Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act the property in the United States of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. arrest 1 and execution except as provided in sections 1610 and 1611 of this chapter.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-583(H.R. 11315)1976-10-21
    Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally