James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Latest action · Apr 14, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for:
- a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers,
- the WTC Program annual report,
- WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and
- contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence.
Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to make individuals (or relatives of deceased individuals) who were injured or killed in the rescue and recovery efforts after the aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, eligible for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Allows individuals to file claims for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 anytime after regulations are updated based on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
Removes the cap on payments under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Adds the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of accounts that are not subject to budget sequestration.Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2015 to Dec 15, 2015; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 7, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | May 7, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Aug 5, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Oct 19, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Nov 9, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Nov 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Dec 14, 2015 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Dec 15, 2015 |
Withdrew 1 James E. Risch R-ID Jun 23, 2015
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 14, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8526 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Dec 9, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8073 | Cory A. Booker D-NJ | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7444 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY | Oct 22, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7061, S7064, S7072 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Christopher A. Coons D-DE, Richard Blumenthal D-CT | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6986, S6994 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY, Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 29, 2015 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 10, 2015S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health Compensation Reauthorization ActPreliminary estimate of the direct spending effect from enacting S. 928, as introduced on April 14, 2015
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10227 | The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks:Reauthorization of Health and Injury Compensation Programs Archived | Resource | May 13, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1786 | James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act | Identical bill | Jun 11, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Crime victims
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Disability assistance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Inflation and prices
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- New York City
- Pennsylvania
- Terrorism
- Virginia
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
