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HR 5330 107th Congress House

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Family Benefits Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to exclude monthly Social Security survivor benefits and Social Security lump sum death benefit as collateral sources.

Introduced: September 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Law Compensation (Law)Compensation for victims of crimeCrime and Law EnforcementEBB Terrorism
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Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesGovernment trust fundsInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentOld age, survivors and disability insuranceSeptember 11, 2001Social WelfareSurvivors' benefitsTerrorism
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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 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sep 5, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1502)
Sep 4, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 4, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Family Benefits Fairness Act - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 with respect to collateral sources of compensation which shall be subtracted from the amount of compensation a claimant is entitled to receive under such Act as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001. Excludes from the meaning of collateral sources (which must be subtracted from victim compensation) any monthly Social Security survivor benefits and the Social Security lump sum death benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 9, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5330: September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Family Benefits Fairness Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5330/
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"H.R. 5330: September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Family Benefits Fairness Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5330/.
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H.R. 5330, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5330/.
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