HR 1294 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 10, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

This bill modifies the funding of, expands eligibility for, and makes other changes to the World Trade Center Health Program. This program provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for the program through FY2033 to cover program costs. It also sets out a new formula to determine funding amounts for the program from FY2034 through FY2090.

Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for the program to include members of the Armed Forces and federal employees and contractors who provided rescue, recovery, demolition, debris clean-up, or related services in response to the attacks at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2001. The bill limits the enrollment of newly eligible individuals in the program to 500 at any given time.

Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing certain health care providers other than physicians to determine whether an individual's health condition is related to an attack, and (2) making the program administrator (rather than the centers that collect and analyze health data generated from the program) responsible for establishing criteria for credentialing health care providers that participate in the program.

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2023 to Jan 5, 2024; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYBrandon WilliamsOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYMarcus J. MolinaroOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYNicholas A. LangworthyOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYNick LaLotaOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMar 17, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanMar 17, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillMar 17, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeMar 22, 2023
D-NHChris PappasMar 22, 2023
D-NVDina TitusMar 22, 2023
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesMar 23, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanMar 23, 2023
D-NJAndy KimApr 19, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickApr 19, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredApr 19, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneApr 19, 2023
R-NEDon BaconApr 19, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezApr 19, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuApr 19, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezApr 19, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeApr 19, 2023
D-CATed LieuApr 19, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenApr 25, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesApr 25, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesApr 25, 2023
R-TXMonica De La CruzApr 25, 2023
D-COJason CrowMay 2, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMay 11, 2023
D-WIMark PocanMay 11, 2023
R-NJThomas H. Kean, Jr.May 25, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossJul 13, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanAug 1, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelAug 1, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoSep 20, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOct 20, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinJan 5, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 10, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill addresses the impending funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program and ensures adequate funding for years to come.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 39, March 1, 2023, page H1051.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5699/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023Identical billFeb 28, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House

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