Congress orders audit of terrorism victim compensation gaps and forfeited assets
H.R. 10507 — Justice for Veterans and Victims of Terrorism Act of 2026 · Filed by David Taylor (R-OH) · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill directs the Comptroller General to study whether U.S. law should expand compensation to terrorism victims who suffered injury or psychiatric harm but survived (currently only death victims qualify), estimate the cost, and recommend legislative changes. It also requires a comprehensive accounting of all federal asset forfeitures and penalties collected from terrorism-related violations, sanctions violations, and large financial crimes since December 2015, including interest earned.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a mandated study and accounting—it gathers information and recommends policy changes rather than enacting new law. It is designed to inform Congress and the public about terrorism victim compensation gaps and government asset collection, serving transparency and potential victim advocacy.
What the text implies
- The study may reveal that current terrorism victim compensation is narrowly tailored to death cases, potentially exposing a gap in federal victim support that could create political pressure for expanded compensation.
- Comprehensive accounting of forfeited assets since 2015 may surface patterns in which terrorism-linked assets are seized and how proceeds are allocated, potentially revealing disparities or underutilization of collected funds.
- Inclusion of psychiatric injury in the study scope signals legislative interest in recognizing non-physical trauma from terrorism, which could expand the definition of compensable harm if recommendations are adopted.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill creates transparency and information-gathering mechanisms that serve the public interest: it investigates whether terrorism survivors deserve legal remedies currently denied them, and it mandates disclosure of how much money the government has collected from terrorism-related forfeitures—information citizens and Congress need to evaluate whether those funds are being used appropriately. No direct costs to citizens are imposed.
Named in the bill
Comptroller General of the United States, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), Section 1605A(a)(1), Title 28 U.S.C., International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, State sponsors of terrorism
Where it stands
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,832 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,819 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 2026-09-25.
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