No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill creates a new lump sum catch-up payment for 9/11 victims' families who missed out on earlier rounds of compensation from the federal fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism. It targets spouses, dependents, and eligible claimants who never received a specific prior payment.
• The payment amount is set at exactly 5.8573 percent of the family's underlying legal judgment against a state sponsor of terrorism, matching the percentage that earlier recipients already received.
• The government must notify eligible families within 90 days of enactment and then pay them within 90 days of receiving a valid claim, creating a clear timeline for families who have been waiting for compensation.
• The bill directly appropriates money from the U.S. Treasury to cover these payments, so families would not have to wait for separate funding decisions from Congress each year.