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S. 5156 (117th)

Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act

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Introduced

30 November 2022

Last action

30 November 2022 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

14 January 2025

Summary

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

  1. 30 November 2022

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 November 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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