# 117-hr-8219: Justice for American Victims Of Terrorism Act of 2022

117-hr-8219, Justice for American Victims Of Terrorism Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8219
- Congress: 117
- Title: Justice for American Victims Of Terrorism Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Justice for American Victims Of Terrorism Act of 2022 This bill requires certain funds seized from Da Afghanistan Bank pursuant to a February 11, 2022, executive order to be transferred to the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, which provides compensation to certain U.S. persons injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8219)

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