9/11 Victims: Payment Rule Changes
A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
This bill was introduced in the Senate and is currently being reviewed by the Committee on the Judiciary. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and has no upcoming votes scheduled at this time. There is no companion bill currently linked to this proposal.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties and focuses on 9/11 victims, which usually gets positive attention, but it still needs to pass through committees.
Key Points
- This bill changes the rules for a specific group of September 11 victims and their families. These people, known as the Havlish group, have been waiting for their full payments from a government fund for a long time.
- The government currently holds some of their money in a locked account. This bill would release that money so it can be paid out to the families immediately.
- It ensures these families can sign up for future rounds of payments from the national terrorism victim fund. This puts them on the same level as other victims who have already received help.
- The new rules would apply to any payments or decisions made since late 2022. This helps fix issues that have kept these families from getting their money over the last few years.
- This bill is a bipartisan effort to fix a technical problem in the law. It aims to provide closure and financial support to people who have been fighting in court for over ten years.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
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