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HR 3228 107th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Anthrax Bacterial diseases Civil actions and liability Claims Compensation for victims of crime District courts EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Government trust funds Health International Affairs Jurisdiction Law Terrorism Victims of terrorism

Anthrax Victims Compensation Act

Introduced: November 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Nov 5, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 5, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Anthrax Victims Compensation Act - Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to provide compensation to any individual killed as a result of a terrorist-related anthrax infection following the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001.

Grants U.S. district courts original and exclusive jurisdiction over all Federal causes of actions brought for any claim resulting from or relating to such deaths.

What's happening now November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3228: Anthrax Victims Compensation Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3228/
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"H.R. 3228: Anthrax Victims Compensation Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3228/.
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H.R. 3228, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3228/.
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