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119-hr-8426119th CongressWALLET

Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

Introduced

Summary

Flexible cash assistance for survivors of violence would be the core of this bill, paired with a national statement of survivor rights and new data collection to shape services. The bill would create a federal grant program that funds community groups to deliver rapid, low‑barrier cash aid and require state survivor needs surveys.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Direct cash help for survivors

If enacted, the Attorney General would award grants to community groups to make direct, unrestricted cash payments to survivors of violence and certain family members. Grants would prioritize groups serving communities with high gun injury or incarceration rates and those led by survivors or formerly incarcerated people. Grantees could use up to 20% of grant funds for setup and operations; the Director could reserve up to 8% of program funds for administration and evaluation. Cash assistance would not require reporting a crime, would not exclude people for immigration or conviction status, and would be excluded from federal taxable income and from means-tested benefit counts. The program would be authorized at $40 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, and the first awards would start within nine months after enactment if funded.

Who counts for survivor programs

If enacted, the Act would add definitions that decide who can get help. Community-based organization would mean nonprofit, nongovernmental, or Tribal groups and would not include police, courts, or agencies that investigate or prosecute crimes. Family member would list children, parents, spouses or partners, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, household members, and close associates, but would exclude someone who harmed the survivor. Survivor of violence would include bodily injury, threats or use of weapons, force, and named types like domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and stalking. Tribal organization would be defined by reference to the Violence Against Women Act.

State surveys on survivor needs

If enacted, the Bureau of Justice Statistics would give grants to States to survey survivors about services they received and unmet needs. The surveys must ask about housing, relocation, immigration consequences, experiences with law enforcement force, and needs of people who were arrested, unhoused, or institutionalized. States would send results to BJS within one year and each year after, and BJS would post the reports publicly. This section would authorize $5 million for fiscal year 2027 and $5 million for fiscal year 2031 to run the surveys.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

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