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9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-739| Senate 
| Updated: 2/26/2025
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (12)
Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to strengthen the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) by addressing its funding, administrative flexibility, and long-term planning. A primary objective is to ensure the program's financial viability through significant adjustments to its funding mechanism, extending through 2090. A key provision modifies the WTCHP's funding formula for fiscal years 2026 through 2090, introducing an annual increase factor of 1.07 multiplied by a ratio reflecting changes in program enrollment. This aims to better align funding with the program's evolving needs over several decades. For fiscal year 2026, specific funding categories will receive the greater of their previously determined amount or the prior year's expenditure increased by 25 percent. The bill also enhances flexibility for mental health care within the program by permitting licensed mental health providers , in addition to physicians, to conduct initial health evaluations and make certifications for mental health conditions. The WTC Program Administrator is tasked with issuing regulations to define the categories of these qualified mental health providers. Additionally, it clarifies enrollment calculations by explicitly excluding deceased individuals from program counts for both responders and survivors. Furthermore, the timeframe for the Administrator to add new health conditions to the list for WTC responders is extended from 90 to 180 days. Finally, the legislation mandates a comprehensive report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Congress within three years, assessing the WTCHP's anticipated budget authority and outlays through 2090 and recommending potential changes to the funding formula.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2683
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4724
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-569
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023
Feb 18, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1410
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2683
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4724
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-569
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023


  • February 18, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1410
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1410: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025
Congressional oversightFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and funding

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-739| Senate 
| Updated: 2/26/2025
This bill aims to strengthen the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) by addressing its funding, administrative flexibility, and long-term planning. A primary objective is to ensure the program's financial viability through significant adjustments to its funding mechanism, extending through 2090. A key provision modifies the WTCHP's funding formula for fiscal years 2026 through 2090, introducing an annual increase factor of 1.07 multiplied by a ratio reflecting changes in program enrollment. This aims to better align funding with the program's evolving needs over several decades. For fiscal year 2026, specific funding categories will receive the greater of their previously determined amount or the prior year's expenditure increased by 25 percent. The bill also enhances flexibility for mental health care within the program by permitting licensed mental health providers , in addition to physicians, to conduct initial health evaluations and make certifications for mental health conditions. The WTC Program Administrator is tasked with issuing regulations to define the categories of these qualified mental health providers. Additionally, it clarifies enrollment calculations by explicitly excluding deceased individuals from program counts for both responders and survivors. Furthermore, the timeframe for the Administrator to add new health conditions to the list for WTC responders is extended from 90 to 180 days. Finally, the legislation mandates a comprehensive report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Congress within three years, assessing the WTCHP's anticipated budget authority and outlays through 2090 and recommending potential changes to the funding formula.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2683
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4724
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-569
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023
Feb 18, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1410
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2683
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4724
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-569
    9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023


  • February 18, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1410
    Introduced in House


  • February 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (12)
Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1410: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and funding