Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 30, 2022)
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.
What just happenedNov 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 30, 2022
- Nov 30, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Nov 30, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate