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Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act

USA119th CongressHR-6527| House 
| Updated: 12/9/2025
Young Kim

Young Kim

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Darren Soto (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act," aims to provide compensation for a specific group of United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism. It mandates the establishment of a Living Victims of Lockerbie Claims Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury within 30 days of enactment. An appropriation of $42,066,338 will be made to this fund, which is designated to pay claims submitted by eligible individuals. A "compensable living victim of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism" is precisely defined as a United States person who was 45 years or older on December 3, 1991, employed by Pan American World Airways on that date, a named claimant in a specific lawsuit (Abbott et al. v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), and alive on August 14, 2008. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission is tasked with establishing a claims process, determining the eligibility of individuals, and certifying approved claims to the Secretary of the Treasury. Upon certification, the Secretary will make payments from the fund, with each claimant receiving an equal share of the total appropriated amount.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8716
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7806
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8716
    Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7806
    Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act


  • December 9, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 9, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act

USA119th CongressHR-6527| House 
| Updated: 12/9/2025
This bill, titled the "Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act," aims to provide compensation for a specific group of United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism. It mandates the establishment of a Living Victims of Lockerbie Claims Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury within 30 days of enactment. An appropriation of $42,066,338 will be made to this fund, which is designated to pay claims submitted by eligible individuals. A "compensable living victim of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism" is precisely defined as a United States person who was 45 years or older on December 3, 1991, employed by Pan American World Airways on that date, a named claimant in a specific lawsuit (Abbott et al. v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), and alive on August 14, 2008. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission is tasked with establishing a claims process, determining the eligibility of individuals, and certifying approved claims to the Secretary of the Treasury. Upon certification, the Secretary will make payments from the fund, with each claimant receiving an equal share of the total appropriated amount.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8716
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7806
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8716
    Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7806
    Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act


  • December 9, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 9, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Young Kim

Young Kim

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Darren Soto (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted