H.R. 5503: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Plain 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 through FY2041 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. Removes the disqualification of individuals on the terrorist watch list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from being identified as WTC responders or WTC survivors eligible for benefits provided by the WTC Health Program. 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 up to 30 years 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.

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James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 43 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), John B. Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5503.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5503 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113