The "Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026" seeks to enhance support and stability for survivors of violence by encouraging states to adopt a comprehensive set of rights. These rights include access to trusted community-based trauma support, emergency financial aid, stable housing options like lease termination without penalty, and paid, job-protected leave for recovery. Survivors would also be entitled to debt forgiveness for victimization-related debt, legal assistance, and protection from criminalization due to their victimization. Crucially, the bill emphasizes that these rights should not be contingent on reporting to law enforcement, cooperating with investigations, or a survivor's demographic characteristics, immigration status, or criminal record. It also prohibits exclusion based on allegations of survivor contribution to the victimization or the identity of the perpetrator. This aims to ensure universal and unconditional access to support. The Act establishes a significant federal grant program, administered by the Attorney General through the Office for Victims of Crime, to fund community-based organizations. These grants will enable organizations to distribute direct, unrestricted cash assistance to survivors of violence and their family members, with the goal of improving safety, healing, and financial stability. Grant applications will prioritize organizations serving communities disproportionately affected by gun violence and incarceration, those led by survivors or formerly incarcerated individuals, and those with a history of assisting vulnerable populations such as survivors of color, immigrants, or unhoused individuals. Organizations receiving grants must ensure that cash assistance is distributed quickly, without requiring survivors to engage in other services, provide burdensome documentation, or report crimes to law enforcement. Importantly, eligibility for this assistance cannot be based on citizenship, immigration status, or a survivor's arrest or conviction record. The bill specifies that this flexible cash assistance will not be counted as income or assets for means-tested federal, state, or local programs, nor as gross income for tax purposes, preventing unintended penalties for recipients. Finally, the legislation authorizes grants for states to conduct supplemental surveys of violence survivors to identify their specific needs and experiences. These surveys will gather information on service access, housing issues, interactions with law enforcement, and the needs of incarcerated or unhoused survivors. The bill authorizes $40 million annually for the cash assistance program and $5 million for state surveys for specified fiscal years, underscoring a commitment to evidence-based policy and direct support.