Bill speeds up money for terrorism victims using Treasury loans.
H.R. 9795 — Never Forget the Victims of Terrorism: Joseph D. Mistrulli and Alan Kleinberg USVSST Fund Solvency Act · Filed by Laura Gillen (D-NY) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the Treasury Department loan money to the Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The loans are $3 billion per year for three years starting in 2027. The fund must give all borrowed money to terrorism victims each year. The loans will charge interest. The government will repay loans using fines from countries that sponsor terrorism. The bill names the fund after Joseph D. Mistrulli and Alan Kleinberg.
Who it affects
Terrorism victims and their families get money faster than before. The money comes from loans, not from taxes or program cuts. Repayment comes from fines collected from countries that sponsor terrorism.
One thing to notice
The bill says repayment will come from future fines from countries that sponsor terrorism. If those fines do not happen, the $9 billion stays borrowed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 7 Democrats.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund — A government account that holds and gives money to people hurt by terrorism backed by other countries.
- Treasury Department — The part of the government that handles money, taxes, and loans.
- interest — Extra money charged on a loan that the borrower must pay back along with the original amount.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,189 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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