James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–347 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 847 on February 4, 2009 Signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 2, 2011

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847; Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–347 (text) (PDF)) is a U.S. law to provide health monitoring and aid to the first responders, volunteers, and survivors of the September 11 attacks. It is named after James Zadroga, a New York Police Department officer whose death was linked to exposures from the World Trade Center disaster. The law funds and establishes a health program to provide medical treatment for responders and survivors who experienced or may experience health complications related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Senator Bob Menendez and Representative Carolyn Maloney initially co-sponsored the bill, which failed to pass in 2006.^[1][2] A different version of the bill passed both chambers in 2010 and was signed by President Barack Obama in the beginning of 2011. The bill was subsequently reauthorized in 2015, with coverage extended to 2090. The current bill was sponsored by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Carolyn Maloney and signed into law by President Donald Trump.^[3]