Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned Bill Number H.R. 10397 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026 Full Title To authorize financial restitution for the violation of rights of survivors of sexual violence, and for other purposes.
I will support the Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026 to authorize financial restitution for violations of sexual violence survivors' rights.
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Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Ross, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, Ms. McBride, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
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The bill is cosponsored by: Reps. Yassamin Ansari, Becca Balint, Joyce Beatty, Wesley Bell, Brendan Boyle, Salud Carbajal, André Carson, Yvette Clarke, Lou Correa, Jim Costa, Madeleine Dean, Maxine Dexter, Debbie Dingell, Maxwell Frost, Robert Garcia, Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Adelita Grijalva, Hank Johnson, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Summer Lee, Stephen Lynch, Sarah McBride, Jennifer McClellan, LaMonica McIver, Christian Menefee, Kweisi Mfume, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chellie Pingree, Mike Quigley, Delia Ramirez, Emily Randall, Andrea Salinas, Lateefah Simon, Melanie Stansbury, Shri Thanedar, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, James Walkinshaw, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Frederica Wilson.
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Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congresswomen Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced the Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act, first-of-its-kind legislation that would create a restitution fund in the judicial branch for survivors of sexual violence whose rights were violated by the federal government
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There is established the Survivors’ Rights Restitution Program (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Program’’) to be administered by the Attorney General under which compensation may be paid for the harm and loss described in section 3(c).
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The verified commitment was to support the Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026. Verified GovInfo text lists Wasserman Schultz among the members for whom H.R. 10397 was introduced and referred, and the verified sponsor release lists her as a cosponsor. That materially satisfies the support action in the same congressional term. This does not prove enactment of the restitution authorization, but the promise being judged is support for the bill rather than successful enactment.