Will establish a Survivors Rights Restitution Fund within the Department of the Treasury to finance survivor restitution awards through forfeiture proceeds, voluntary contributions, and authorized appropriations.

Teresa Leger Fernandez · New Mexico · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Establish the Survivors Rights Restitution Fund within the Department of the Treasury.. Promised outcome: Restitution awards are financed through federal forfeiture proceeds tied to trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses, voluntary contributions, and authorized appropriations.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd District, Leger Fernandez introduced the Survivors' Rights Restitution Act in the 2026 congressional term.

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Establish the Survivors Rights Restitution Fund within the Department of the Treasury to finance awards through federal forfeiture proceeds tied to trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses, voluntary contributions, and authorized appropriations.

The legislation would create a Treasury fund to pay survivor restitution awards using specified funding sources.

Leger Fernández Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind Bill to Establish Financial Relief for Epstein Survivors & Survivors of Sexual Violence | Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández
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