9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025
This bill adjusts the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to expand access to mental health evaluations and correct funding mechanisms. It allows licensed mental health providers (not just physicians) to certify mental health conditions for WTC responders and survivors, and extends the timeframe to add new health conditions from 90 to 180 days. The bill also modifies how annual funding is calculated - using a 7% annual increase plus a population-based adjustment - to ensure long-term program sustainability through 2090. Additionally, it removes deceased individuals from enrollment counts to improve program accuracy and clarifies provider credentialing rules for the nationwide health network. These changes directly affect WTC responders and survivors seeking health coverage under the program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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