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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act

S. 1796Introduced Oct 26, 1999Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Lautenberg D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 9, 2000 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1796.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1796, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent

11 of 25 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

John Breaux (D-LA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), John Edwards (D-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Robb (D-VA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.