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A bill to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
Summary
This bill would amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide specific rules for payments to a group of claimants known as Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors. These are individuals with eligible claims arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks who were identified in a 2014 court order related to a property dispute case. The bill would require that all funds previously withheld from these creditors be released and paid to them. The bill also allows them to participate in future rounds of compensation payments. The changes would be effective retroactively as of December 29, 2022.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Fetterman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON $19,400
- SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP $16,900
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $16,500
- PLANNING ALLIANCE $13,200
- LAZARD CAPITAL MARKETS LTD $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Fetterman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Sep 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2025
Mr. Fetterman (for himself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM.
(a) In General.—The Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following:
“(vi) Exception for the havlish settling judgment creditors.—
“(I) In general.—This subsection does not apply with respect to— “(aa) a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor who previously elected to participate in the Fund in accordance with clause (iii) or who submitted an application for conditional payment in accordance with clause (iv); or “(bb) the assets, or the net proceeds of the sale of properties or related assets, attributable to a person described in item (aa).
“(II) Release of funds held in escrow.—All funds allocated to a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor and withheld from distribution under clause
(iv) shall be released and paid to the Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor to whom such withheld funds had been allocated.
“(III) Future payment eligibility.—Each Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor shall be entitled to participate in future rounds of payments in the same manner as all other claimants described in paragraphs
(10) through (14) of subsection (j), irrespective of any application for conditional payment submitted under clause (iv).”; and
(2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following:
“(17) Havlish settling judgment creditor.—The term ‘Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor’ means a plaintiff, an estate or successor in interest thereof, who—
“(A) has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that arises out of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and
“(B) is a Settling Judgment Creditor identified in the Order dated April 16, 2014, in the proceedings captioned In re 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, No. 08-CV-10934 (S.D.N.Y.).”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022. <all>
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