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S 5045 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victims Government trust funds Terrorism

Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2022
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Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

This bill authorizes and provides funding for lump-sum catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund to 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, and 9/11 dependents.

The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Small Business Administration for the Paycheck Protection Program.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 8987 Identical bill Fairness for 9/11 Families Act
  • HR 8648 Related bill To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-u…
  • HR 8667 Related bill To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-u…
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 11, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2022
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 29, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2022
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5045: Fairness for 9/11 Families Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5045/
MLA
"S. 5045: Fairness for 9/11 Families Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5045/.
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S. 5045, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5045/.
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[S. 5045: Fairness for 9/11 Families Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5045/)
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