H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009

James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009

H.R. 847 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords

Victim Compensation Fund, World Trade Center, Construction

Summary

To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009
• James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
• James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
• James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Sponsor

Carolyn Maloney

Co-Sponsors

• Grace Napolitano
• Edward Markey
• Bob Filner
• Timothy Bishop
• Donna Christensen
• Peter King
• R. Miller
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Dennis Kucinich
• Frederick Upton
• Carolyn McCarthy
• Jerrold Nadler
• Mark Schauer
• George Butterfield
• Raymond Green
• James McGovern
• John Garamendi
• John Conyers
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• Walter Jones
• Tim Holden
• Dave Reichert
• Michael Arcuri
• Christopher Carney
• Christopher Smith
• Eliot Engel
• Nita Lowey
• Charles Rangel
• Eleanor Norton
• Gregory Meeks
• Robert Wexler
• Kathy Castor
• Allyson Schwartz
• Pedro Pierluisi
• Anna Eshoo
• Daniel Lipinski
• Gary Ackerman
• Michael McMahon
• Leonard Lance
• Michael Burgess
• Timothy Walz
• Edolphus Towns
• John McHugh
• Kathleen Dahlkemper
• Rush Holt
• Tim Murphy
• Charles Gonzalez
• Bruce Braley
• Chaka Fattah
• Stephen Lynch
• Sanford Bishop
• Donald Payne
• Ron Klein
• Bennie Thompson
• Charles Dent
• Paul Tonko
• Nydia Velázquez
• William Owens
• Robert Andrews
• Joe Courtney
• Daniel Maffei
• Gerald Connolly
• Rosa DeLauro
• Joseph Crowley
• Betty McCollum
• Jane Harman
• Lynn Woolsey
• Steven Rothman
• Barbara Lee
• Tammy Baldwin
• John Hall
• Anthony Weiner
• Steve Israel
• Scott Murphy
• Maurice Hinchey
• James Himes
• Louise Slaughter
• Joe Sestak
• Bobby Rush
• Janice Schakowsky
• José Serrano
• Peter Welch
• James Oberstar
• Anh Cao
• Bob Etheridge
• Frank LoBiondo
• Steve Cohen
• Joe Baca
• Albio Sires
• Danny Davis
• Betty Sutton
• Scott Garrett
• John Sarbanes
• Richard Neal
• Christopher Lee
• Bart Stupak
• Brian Higgins
• Robert Brady
• Paul Hodes
• Eddie Johnson
• Elijah Cummings
• Eric Massa
• John Lewis
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Glenn Nye
• Shelley Berkley
• Michael McCaul
• Brad Ellsworth
• Michael Doyle
• Lois Capps
• Christopher Murphy
• John Larson
• William Pascrell
• Patrick Murphy

Subjects

• Health
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Advisory bodies
• Air quality
• Building construction
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular and respiratory health
• Civil actions and liability
• Crime victims
• Digestive and metabolic diseases
• Disability assistance
• Drug and radiation therapy
• Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
• Emergency medical services and trauma care
• Employee benefits and pensions
• Fires
• Foreign labor
• Government information and archives
• Government investigations
• Government trust funds
• Health care costs and insurance
• Health care coverage and access
• Health care quality
• Health information and medical records
• Health personnel
• Health programs administration and funding
• Law enforcement officers
• Legal fees and court costs
• Medical research
• Medical tests and diagnostic methods
• Mental health
• Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
• New York City
• Prescription drugs
• Public contracts and procurement
• Sales and excise taxes
• Terrorism
• User charges and fees
• Visas and passports
• Worker safety and health

Related Bills

• H.Res. 1674 (111^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 847) to Amend the Public Health Service Act to Extend and Improve Protections and Services to Individuals Directly Impacted by the Terrorist Attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2378) to Amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to Clarify That Fundamental Exchange-Rate Misalignment by Any Foreign Nation is Actionable Under United States Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Laws, and for Other Purposes; and Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 2701) to Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 for Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 1674 (111^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 847) to Amend the Public Health Service Act to Extend and Improve Protections and Services to Individuals Directly Impacted by the Terrorist Attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2378) to Amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to Clarify That Fundamental Exchange-Rate Misalignment by Any Foreign Nation is Actionable Under United States Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Laws, and for Other Purposes; and Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 2701) to Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 for Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 1334 (111^th) : James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009

Major Actions

Introduced	2/04/2009
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Failed passage in House	7/29/2010
Passed House	9/29/2010
Passed Senate	12/22/2010
Passed House	12/22/2010
Signed by President	1/02/2011

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act - Under Suspension of the Rules	7/29/2010	This bill DID NOT PASS the House 255 voted YES 159 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act	9/29/2010	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 185 voted YES 244 voted NO 4 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act	9/29/2010	This bill PASSED the House 268 voted YES 160 voted NO 5 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 847)	12/09/2010	This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 57 voted YES 42 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.	12/22/2010	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 4923 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	12/22/2010	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act	12/22/2010	This bill PASSED the House 206 voted YES 60 voted NO 168 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/04/2009
		2/04/2009	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
		2/04/2009	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		2/04/2009	Referred to House Judiciary
		2/04/2009	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E201)
		2/09/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
		3/16/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
		3/16/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
		3/27/2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
		3/31/2009	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		4/22/2009	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		7/29/2009	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/29/2009	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 9.
		7/29/2009	Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Discharged.
		7/29/2009	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
		7/29/2009	Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
		3/16/2010	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		3/16/2010	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 8 .
		5/25/2010	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/25/2010	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 12.
		7/22/2010	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-560, Part I.
		7/22/2010	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-560, Part II.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/22/2010	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 321.
		7/29/2010	Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
		7/29/2010	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		7/29/2010	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 847.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	7/29/2010	On Passage - House - H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act - Under Suspension of the Rules
		9/29/2010	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1674 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 847 and H.R. 2378. With respect to H.R. 847, the rule grants a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House, with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
		9/29/2010	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1674.
		9/29/2010	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 847 and H.R. 2378. With respect to H.R. 847, the rule grants a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House, with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
		9/29/2010	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1674, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 847, as amended.
		9/29/2010	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		9/29/2010	Mr. Lee (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
		9/29/2010	DEBATE - Mr. Waxman reserved a point of order against the Lee (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn. The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to repeal specified spending provisions in patient protection and affordable care.
		9/29/2010	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		9/29/2010	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
		9/29/2010	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	9/29/2010	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/29/2010	On Passage - House - H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
	Put on a legislative calendar	11/15/2010	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641.
		12/06/2010	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		12/06/2010	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
		12/09/2010	Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the bill (Roll Call Vote No. 269) made in Senate.
select this vote	Vote	12/09/2010	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 847)
		12/22/2010	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	12/22/2010	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
		12/22/2010	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		12/22/2010	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Arcuri asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table the bill H.R. 847, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order except those arising under clause 10 or rule 21, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment; that the Senate amendment be considered as read; that the motion be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and; that the previous question be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption with intervening motion. Agree to without objection.
		12/22/2010	Pursuant to a previous special order the House moved to agree to the Senate amendment.
		12/22/2010	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 847.
		12/22/2010	DEBATE - The House proceeded further with debate on agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 847.
		12/22/2010	The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous special order.
		12/22/2010	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		12/22/2010	Amendment SA 4923 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Gillibrand.
select this vote	Vote	12/22/2010	Amendment SA 4923 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	12/22/2010	Cleared for White House.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	12/22/2010	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 847 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
	Presented to President	12/23/2010	Presented to President.
	Signed	1/02/2011	Signed by President.
	Enacted	1/02/2011	Became Public Law No: 111-347.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 4923	Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY]	December 22, 2010	Passed by voice vote on December 21, 2010.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details