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H.R. 1327 · 116th Congress

Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the…

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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

Law · 116-34 · Jul 29, 2019
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332 cosponsors · 236 D, 96 R
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92 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Feb 25, 2019
  2. House Passed Jul 12, 2019 402–12
  3. Senate Passed Jul 23, 2019 97–2
  4. President To the President Jul 24, 2019
  5. President Signed Jul 29, 2019
  6. Law Jul 29, 2019

Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 29, 2019

Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

(Sec. 2) This bill funds through FY2092 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 2090,
  • 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 periodically adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.

(Sec. 3) It provides statutory authority for the Attorney General to appoint a special master and up to two deputy special masters to administer the VCF.

(Sec. 4) The bill exempts the budgetary effects of this bill from the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

House · Passed Jul 12, 2019 · 402 Yea – 12 Nay Passage (two-thirds required) Speaker: Nancy Pelosi Senate · Bill Passed Jul 23, 2019 · 97 Yea – 2 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

Also known as: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

Latest action (Jul 29, 2019): Became Public Law No: 116-34.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 25, 2019

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  1. House Introduced Feb 25, 2019
  2. House Passed Jul 12, 2019 402–12
  3. Senate Passed Jul 23, 2019 97–2
  4. President To the President Jul 24, 2019
  5. President Signed Jul 29, 2019
  6. Law Jul 29, 2019

Final vote · Senate · Jul 23, 2019

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea97
DSR Sullivan LMR Murkowski DJD Jones RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton KSD Sinema MMR McSally DFD Feinstein KHD Harris CGR Gardner MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper MRR Rubio RSR Scott DPR Perdue BSD Schatz MHD Hirono CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo RDD Durbin TDD Duckworth MBR Braun TYR Young JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy EMD Markey EWD Warren BCD Cardin CVD Van Hollen AKI King SCR Collins DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AKD Klobuchar TSD Smith JHR Hawley RBR Blunt CHR Hyde-Smith RWR Wicker JTD Tester SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis JHR Hoeven KCR Cramer BSR Sasse DFR Fischer JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall CCD Cortez Masto JRD Rosen CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand RPR Portman SBD Brown JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey PTR Toomey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds LAR Alexander MBR Blackburn JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MRR Romney MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray RJR Johnson TBD Baldwin JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay2
RPR Paul MLR Lee
Not Voting1
JIR Isakson
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Doug JonesDALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Kyrsten SinemaDAZYea
Martha McSallyRAZYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Kamala HarrisDCAYea
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Marco RubioRFLYea
Rick ScottRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGANot Voting
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Tammy DuckworthDILYea
Mike BraunRINYea
Todd YoungRINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYNay
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Chris Van HollenDMDYea
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Tina SmithDMNYea
Josh HawleyRMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Cindy Hyde-SmithRMSYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Kevin CramerRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Maggie HassanDNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVYea
Jacky RosenDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
Marsha BlackburnRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTNay
Mitt RomneyRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (4)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Jul 23, 2019 · “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1327” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Amendment Amendment Rejected
    Senate · Jul 23, 2019 · “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 929 to H.R. 1327 (Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Amendment Amendment Rejected
    Senate · Jul 23, 2019 · “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 928 to H.R. 1327 (Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Passage (two-thirds required) Passed
    House · Jul 12, 2019 · “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi