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Imposes a mandatory additional $5,000 court assessment on any non‑indigent person or entity convicted of an offense, to be collected in addition to the assessment already required under 18 U.S.C. 3013. Courts must determine indigence and apply the $5,000 assessment only to persons or entities found to be non‑indigent.
The change is a single, direct amendment adding the fixed $5,000 assessment requirement; it does not specify how collections are used or change other criminal penalties or procedures.
Received in the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced July 31, 2025 by John Cornyn · Last progress December 11, 2025