Bill would pay U.S. taxpayers for Iran war costs.
H.R. 10498 — To provide payments to United States taxpayers and dependents to compensate for the costs of the Iran war, and for other purposes. · Filed by Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would give money to U.S. taxpayers and their dependents. The money would pay them back for costs from an Iran war. The bill has been sent to a committee to review. The bill text does not say how much money people would get. It does not say who would qualify to get the money.
Who it affects
U.S. taxpayers and their dependents could get payments if the bill passes. The bill does not say which taxpayers would qualify.
One thing to notice
The bill does not explain which Iran war it means. It does not say how much money people would get or how to pay for it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Appropriations and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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
- taxpayers — People who pay money to the government through taxes.
- dependents — People who rely on someone else for money, like children.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 21, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 2026-09-22.
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