HR. 5865In Committee
Thalidomide Survivors Compensation Act of 2025
Establishes an HHS compensation program for people injured by thalidomide exposure, including payments, eligibility rules, and protections for taxes and means-tested benefits
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Establishes an HHS compensation program for people injured by thalidomide exposure, including payments, eligibility rules, and protections for taxes and means-tested benefits
Key points
- Establish compensation program
- Require expert panel determinations
- Allow additional compensation payments
- Exclude compensation from taxes
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-10-28 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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Topics and policy areas
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