# 119-hr-6261: Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act

119-hr-6261, Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6261
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Fund payments for Havlish 9/11 families: benefit, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6261)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
- [119-hr-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1768)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6261 (as of 2026-09-23).