A new GOP-led Senate bill would strip the Chinese government of its sovereign immunity and allow U.S. citizens to sue China in federal court for damages over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Civil Justice for Victims of COVID-19 Act, introduced on Monday, would allow states and U.S. citizens to bring federal lawsuits over the Chinese Communist Party’s alleged role in covering up and exacerbating the global coronavirus pandemic. The GOP bill is sponsored by Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona and co-sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Mike Rounds of South Dakota. The bill incorporates similar stand-alone legislation that had been pushed by McSally, Blackburn, Hawley, and Cotton aimed at holding China accountable.