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H.R. 10507

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To require a report on expanding the scope of jurisdiction under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in cases where a terrorist attack resulted in injury but no death.
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Latest Action · September 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
September 17, 2026
Cosponsors (0)
None
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The Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act of 2026 directs the Comptroller General to study whether current law should be expanded to allow terrorism victims who suffered injuries but no deaths to sue foreign governments, and to propose legislative language to accomplish this expansion. The study must be completed by December 31, 2028, and will examine how many additional people would qualify for compensation, what funding would be needed, and whether psychiatric injuries should be included. The bill also requires a detailed accounting of all funds and forfeited property paid to the United States since December 2015 that resulted from violations of sanctions laws targeting state sponsors of terrorism, with special attention to forfeitures exceeding five million dollars. This legislation primarily affects terrorism victims, the federal government, and foreign policy implementation, though it does not directly authorize new spending but rather calls for analysis to inform future decisions about compensation programs.

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