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S. 706 119th Congress Senate

American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and supplement the funding sources for United States victims … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and supplement the funding sources for United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism to ensure consistent and meaningful distributions from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversightCrime victimsGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsTerrorism
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Feb 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1530 American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 45

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.
    for CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    for ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.
    for CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SPARACINO PLLC
    for SPARACINO PLLC · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    for ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.
    for CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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McCormick, David
Pennsylvania · Sep 2, 2025
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 27, 2025
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2025
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 25, 2025
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 25, 2025
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 706: American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-706/
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"S. 706: American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-706/.
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S. 706, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-706/.
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