Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026
Latest action · Sep 15, 2026 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 22, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2026Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 145, September 15, 2026, page H5832.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize financial restitution for the violation of rights of survivors of sexual violence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
