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Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act

USA117th CongressS-5156| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2022
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act This bill authorizes and provides funding for additional payments from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. Specifically, the bill (1) provides lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund to 9/11 victims and their families; and (2) makes victims of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and their families eligible for lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund. The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for (1) the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, and (2) emergency rental assistance.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • November 30, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8987: Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act

USA117th CongressS-5156| Senate 
| Updated: 11/30/2022
Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act This bill authorizes and provides funding for additional payments from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. Specifically, the bill (1) provides lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund to 9/11 victims and their families; and (2) makes victims of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and their families eligible for lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund. The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for (1) the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, and (2) emergency rental assistance.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • November 30, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8987: Fairness for 9/11 Families Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted