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

Summary

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 special circumstances, and to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.

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Timeline

1. 11 October 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 11 October 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 October 2018 · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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