{"id":104122,"date":"2019-07-12T12:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=104122"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:13:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:13:51","slug":"after-brindisis-push-house-announces-vote-on-9-11-victims-compensation-fund-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=104122","title":{"rendered":"After Brindisi\u2019s push, House announces vote on 9\/11 Victims Compensation Fund bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rep. Anthony Brindisi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Brindisi stood with first responders in Rome\nand Endwell to call for bill\u2019s swift passage<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Congressman Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) stood with\nfirst responders in Rome and Endwell to call on Congressional leadership to\nmake good on their promise to support 9\/11 first responders and their families\nby allowing a vote on legislation to permanently reauthorize the 9\/11 Victims\nCompensation Fund. July 9, House leadership announced the House of\nRepresentatives scheduled a vote for Friday, July 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Never\nForget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim\nCompensation Fund Act (H.R. 1327)<\/em><\/a>, which permanently extends the\nexpiring 9\/11 Victim Compensation Fund, has 332 cosponsors in the House, well\nover the 218 votes needed to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m encouraged House leadership has scheduled a vote on\nthis critical legislation,\u201d said\nBrindisi.\u201cPermanently reauthorizing the 9\/11 Victims Compensation Fund\nis the right thing to do for these brave men and women who selflessly put their\nlives on the line. Our first responders and their families cannot wait any\nlonger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “VCF” was created to provide compensation for\nthose who suffered physical harm or were killed as a result of the 9\/11 terror\nattack or the debris removal efforts that took place after the crashes. The\noriginal VCF ran from 2001-2004.  In 2011, Congress passed the James\nZadroga 9\/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 <\/em>to allow the VCF to\noperate for a period of five years, ending in October 2016. Congress passed a\nreauthorization of that bill in 2015, which included a five-year\nreauthorization of the VCF, allowing individuals to submit their claims until\nDec. 18, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, the VCF has received 48,548<\/a> eligibility\nclaims, with 23,390 claimants eligible for compensation. In February, the VCF\nreported \u201cinsufficient \nfunds\u201d<\/a> and announced cuts of 50%\nfor pending claims and 70% for new claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Friday\u2019s vote in the House of Representatives, the\nbill will await action in the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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