The Biden administration on Monday announced more than $300 million in new mental health funding, via awards and grants, with much of the money coming from the bipartisan anti-gun violence law passed this summer by Congress. More.
Biden admin announces more than $300M in mental health funding in part from bipartisan gun bill
9/11 survivors upset latest legislation doesn't include $3B for World Trade Center health program funding gap
By a vote of 400–31, the "Fairness for 9/11 Families Act" was approved by the House on Friday, leaving many survivors and responders wondering why a similar bill is not advancing to shore up their underfunded health program. More.
FDNY 9/11-related illness deaths to soon surpass number of members that died in terror attack that day
It’s a milestone no one wants to mark: Within the next year, the number of FDNY members who have died from a 9/11-related illnesses is expected to surpass the number of firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians who died in the terror attack, FDNY and union officials said. More.
'This Bill Is Truly About Fairness': Nicole Malliotakis Discusses 9/11 Victims Bill
In remarks on the House floor Friday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) spoke about 9/11. More.
Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. Road: Garden City South 9/11 hero honored with street renaming
An FDNY firefighter who spent months at ground zero was honored in Garden City South on Saturday with a street renamed after him. Roxbury Road South was renamed in memory of FDNY Firefighter James J. Cody, Jr. – the block he grew up on. More.
Who Voted Against Money for 9/11 Victims' Families
Thirty Republicans and one Democrat opposed legislation Friday that provides compensation to the victims of 9/11 and their family members. More.
Bill would mandate employers inform 9/11 survivors about relief
Thousands of people affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible for health care and other assistance, but don't know it. Legislation introduced this year would require businesses to help spread the word, but it died in committee. More.
House passes bill to give $2.7 billion to families of 9/11 victims
In its final vote before lawmakers left Washington for November’s midterm elections, the House on Friday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would authorize $2.7 billion in compensation payments to the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. More.