Federal program pays sexual violence survivors at least $123,000.
H.R. 10397 — Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026 · Filed by Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · 45 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a federal program to pay survivors of sexual violence. Survivors can ask a federal court for money to cover their losses and pain. The program pays at least $123,000 to each survivor. It also pays the lawyers who help survivors. The money comes from assets taken from criminals.
Who it affects
Survivors of sexual violence can use this program to get paid. Lawyers who help survivors will get paid from the awards.
One thing to notice
The program depends on money taken from criminals. If fewer criminals have assets taken, the program may run short of money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
45 cosponsors: 45 Democrats.
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- sexual violence — Forcing someone into sexual acts against their will.
- federal court — A court run by the national government that handles certain cases.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (17,658 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,785 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-24.
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