South Dakota HCR6008 requests the attorney general to sue China for damages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Dakota HCR6008 calls for the attorney general to file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties, seeking one hundred billion dollars in damages for the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill establishes a COVID-19 Victims Relief Fund to administer and disburse any damages to South Dakota citizens and families. The lawsuit aims to hold China accountable for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which originated from a bioweapons lab in Wuhan, China, and caused the global pandemic.
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