US Congress House Bill 5503 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-4)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-10-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 to 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 this Act. 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.

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-10-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2014-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-09-17	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-09-17	House	Referred to House Budget
2014-09-17	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-09-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-09-17	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1432)

SB2844 (Same As) 2014-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5503/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5503/BILLS-113hr5503ih.pdf