HR 1327 · 116th Congress · Law
Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 116-34.(2019-07-29)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 2019-07-23
Roll #224 ↗Yea 97Nay 2
PassedSenate · 2019-07-23
Roll #224 ↗Yea 97Nay 2
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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.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Jul 11, 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 12, 2019
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Cosponsors (20)
17 Democrats3 Republicans