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S 549 108th Congress Senate

World Trade Center Bombing Victims Compensation Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-42) to provide compensation for victims killed in the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-42) to provide compensation for victims killed in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2003 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Law Administrative procedureBombingsCivil actions and liabilityClaims
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Compensation for victims of crimeCrime and Law EnforcementDamagesDepartment of JusticeEBB TerrorismFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLife insuranceLimitation of actionsNew York CityOffice buildingsParties to actionsSurvivors' benefitsTerrorismVictims of terrorism
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2003
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 Latest action March 6, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
World Trade Center Bombing Victims Compensation Act of 2003 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to allow claims filed with respect to the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 549: World Trade Center Bombing Victims Compensation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-549/
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"S. 549: World Trade Center Bombing Victims Compensation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-549/.
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S. 549, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-549/.
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