Zadroga proposal relating to 9-11 survivors has survived the House of Representatives

The Zadroga proposal has passed through the House of Representatives. Now it proceeds to the Senate. The proposal builds upon earlier legislation approved for this purpose. Legislation will allocate funds for medical care for individuals who were emergency responders throughout the violence of Sept. 11, 2001. There are recorded after effects of responding to that crisis. Individuals inhaled dust, debris, and toxic fumes during those events. The bill is named for James Zadroga, a New York City policeman who was a very first responder. Zadroga passed away from respiratory problems, which may are a direct result of his involvement.

House passed the Zadroga proposal

The House of Representatives passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, or the Zadroga bill. The vote was 268 to 160 on it. It then passed. The New York Times reports that $7.4 billion will be spent on the James Zadroga proposal. Of that, $3.2 billion will go toward looking into and treating any injuries or illnesses related to personnel who were at Ground Zero. New York City will chip in for 10 percent of the costs. A further $4.2 billion would be set aside for the September 11 Victim Compensation fund.

Contention taking place with this law

This isn’t the 1st time the House saw this bill. It had been seen once before. In July when it was very first introduced, it didn’t get the two-thirds majority that was needed to secure it. The first bill was introduced under those rules as a result of a proposed amendment by Republicans. The feared amendment would have blocked illegal immigrants from receiving benefits under the original version of the James Zadroga act. There has also been controversy considering James Zadroga himself. When doing the autopsy, the examiner said that 9-11 assaults didn’t really cause his passing. There was a quite heavy debate over the 1st proposal. Both Anthony Wiener and Peter King were involved in this.

People who survived Sept 11

Serious health effects are harming the survivors of the Sept 11 assaults along with the reaction and cleanup crew. As a result of the effect, 60,000 people have are being treated with medical care.

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