House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Fairness for 9/11 Families Technical Fix Act
Official title: To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6261.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 197, November 21, 2025, Page H4897):Article I, Section VIII, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 34 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6261, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6261
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
9 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.