Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
This bill funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF):
- to allow claims to be filed until October 2089,
- to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually),
- to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding,
- to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and
- to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1327 | Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Administrative remedies
- Appropriations
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Crime victims
- Disability assistance
- Employee benefits and pensions
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Inflation and prices
- Law
- New York City
- Pennsylvania
- Terrorism
- Virginia
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
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