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Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act
3/13/2024, 3:40 AM
Congressional Summary of S 5156
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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Current Status of Bill S 5156
Bill S 5156 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 30, 2022. Bill S 5156 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on November 30, 2022. Bill S 5156's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. as of November 30, 2022
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 5156
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 5156
Primary Policy Focus
Crime and Law EnforcementAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 5156
Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act
Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act
A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 5156
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