H.R. 10507: Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act of 2026

This bill would not directly change the law right away. Instead, it would require the Government Accountability Office, through the Comptroller General, to study and report to Congress by December 31, 2028, on whether and how to expand certain legal remedies for victims of terrorism.

What the study would look at

• Who could become eligible for payments if the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act were expanded to include people who were victims of attempted extrajudicial killings or assaults.
• How much more money would be needed if those additional people were allowed to receive payments.
• What legal changes would be best to make that expansion happen, including whether the law should also cover people who suffered psychiatric injuries.
• A list of funds and proceeds collected by the United States since December 18, 2015, from violations of rules under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
• A list of funds and proceeds collected since that date from violations of the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917.
• A list of funds and proceeds collected since that date from federal civil or criminal offenses involving actions by, or business conducted with, a state sponsor of terrorism.
• Information on any forfeitures or payments to the United States since December 18, 2015, involving property sales or funds valued at more than $5 million, including enough detail to identify the source and case, to the extent that publication is allowed.
• Any interest earned on the penalties, forfeitures, or related funds covered by the report.

Plain-language effect

In simple terms, the bill asks the federal government to examine whether more victims of terrorism-related violence should be allowed to seek payments from foreign governments in certain cases, especially when a terrorist attack caused injury but not death. It also asks for financial and legal background information so Congress can better understand the cost and structure of such a change.

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