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Name Changed For Bill To Extend 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund
A name change has been made for the bill that would extend the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund in order to honor three heroes.
Gardner sponsors bill to pay health claims of 9/11 first responders
If Republican Senate leaders are aiming to make Republican Sen. Cory Gardner more appealing to Democrats, they have a pretty good strategy.
House expected to vote Friday to extend 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that the House will vote Friday on legislation to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
House to vote on 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund bill
The House will vote to renew the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Friday, after powerful testimony from first responders over the past month drew attention to the fund’s impending expiration date in 2020.
House expected to vote Friday to extend 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that the House will vote Friday on legislation to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
House scheduled to pass 9/11 health bill on Friday
The 9/11 first responders health bill will get a full House vote Friday – and is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
Murphy Signs Legislation To Protect 9/11 First Responders
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed new legislation enhancing protections for first responders, including those who volunteered for 9/11 rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at World Trade Center sites.
New Jersey’s 9/11 first responders will get stronger protections under new laws
New Jersey’s first responders to the Sept. 11 attacks gained new protections Monday after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a pair of bills into law.
Sponsors of Bill to Fully Fund & Make Permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Announce Name Change to Honor Heroes
Bill to be renamed the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name
James Zadroga, the NYPD detective who gave his name to the original 9/11 bill after dying from exposure to Ground Zero, is getting some partners.