Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced
Summary
Ensures Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors get their allocated payments from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund and can join future distribution rounds. This bill would add a targeted exception so specific 9/11 plaintiffs, estates, and successors named in the Havlish settlement can receive funds that were held back and participate in future distributions.
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- Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors: Those plaintiffs, estates, or successors identified in the April 16, 2014 court order in In re 650 Fifth Avenue would have any funds held in escrow and withheld under the Fund's conditional-payment rule released and paid to them.
- Future eligibility: They would be eligible to take part in future rounds of Fund payments on the same terms as other qualified claimants.
- Scope and timing: The bill would amend Section 404 to exclude these Havlish creditors and related assets or net sale proceeds from the restricting clause and make the change retroactive to December 29, 2022.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More Fund payments for Havlish 9/11 families
If enacted, this would release money already allocated to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors from escrow and pay it out. It would also let these 9/11 plaintiffs, estates, or successors join future payment rounds like other claimants, even if they applied for a conditional payment before. It would create an exception so earlier Fund limits would not block their payments or the use of assets tied to them. These changes would apply retroactively as if in effect on December 29, 2022. To qualify, you must be named in the April 16, 2014 federal court order in the 650 Fifth Avenue case and have an eligible 9/11 claim.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
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