Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of programs exempt from any presidential sequestration order.
Requires the President, if the amendment made by this Act takes effect after the final sequester order for FY2014 is issued, to revise the order to account for the amendment and issue a new order.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2013 to Apr 8, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 8, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 811 | Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime victims
- Disability assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health care costs and insurance
- Law enforcement officers
- New York City
- Pennsylvania
- Terrorism
- Virginia
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
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