Archive of News (2026)
Elusive Harding memo shows NYC officials anticipated 35,000 9/11 toxic exposure claims
Nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, new information has emerged about New York City’s air quality and potential health concerns in the aftermath of the World Trade Center’s destruction.
9/11 health program finally wins permanent funding as Trump signs bill
While funding for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance amid a budget standoff over immigration enforcement, longstanding funding concerns for the World Trade Center Health Program finally appear solved.
Congress passes 2026 funding bill protecting 9/11 responders
The IAFF-backed package includes increased staffing and equipment funding for fire departments nationwide and avoids a government shutdown.
Spending package signed by Trump includes money to shore up WTC Health Program
The program, which provides health care to more than 135,000 people who have fallen ill from their exposure to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites, was facing up to a $3 billion shortfall over the next decade.
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Full Funding for World Trade Center Health Program
Twenty-five years after the September 11th attacks, first responders and survivors continue to be diagnosed with serious and often life-threatening 9/11-related health conditions, underscoring the ongoing need for stable federal support for the program.
Garbarino and NY Republicans Secure Full Funding for World Trade Center Health Program as Bill is Signed into Law
Today, legislation securing full, lifetime funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was signed into law, ensuring permanent certainty of care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Appropriations Measure for World Trade Center Health Program Clears Hurdles
A final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 3 locked in budget allocations for the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, and averted a funding shortfall.
Gillibrand, Schumer Deliver Full Funding For World Trade Center Health Program
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer celebrated Congress’ passage of legislation to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which is now on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
Effect of World Trade Center Health Program on mortality among 9/11 responders
This study found that WTCHP membership may reduce risks of all-cause and smoking-related mortality among 9/11 responders, even after accounting for underlying medical conditions.
WTC Health advocates say funding fix will still leave more work to stabilize program
Just as the World Trade Center Health Program appears on track to clear one hurdle — inching closer to a congressionally approved boost in funding — advocates say they remain concerned by other problems that have saddled the program over the past year.