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House expected to vote Friday to extend 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that the House will vote Friday on legislation to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
House scheduled to pass 9/11 health bill on Friday
The 9/11 first responders health bill will get a full House vote Friday – and is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
Murphy Signs Legislation To Protect 9/11 First Responders
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed new legislation enhancing protections for first responders, including those who volunteered for 9/11 rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at World Trade Center sites.
New Jersey’s 9/11 first responders will get stronger protections under new laws
New Jersey’s first responders to the Sept. 11 attacks gained new protections Monday after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a pair of bills into law.
Sponsors of Bill to Fully Fund & Make Permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Announce Name Change to Honor Heroes
Bill to be renamed the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name
James Zadroga, the NYPD detective who gave his name to the original 9/11 bill after dying from exposure to Ground Zero, is getting some partners.
We must finish hero’s mission
On Wednesday, we said our final farewell to NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez, a true American hero.
Mourners gather for the funeral of 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez
Police officers, family members and friends said their final goodbyes to 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez during his funeral service at the Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens on July 3, 2019.
Honoring a hero: With Luis Alvarez’s passing, Gov. Cuomo should sign bill granting unlimited sick time for 9/11 responders
New York said farewell Wednesday to a hero as retired NYPD Detective Lou Alvarez was laid to rest — the latest victim of World Trade Center-related illnesses.
‘We Are Seeing People Dropping Like Flies’: Meet the 9/11 First Responders Now Fighting for Their Own Lives
“I don’t think anyone went there with the thought, ‘Don’t go there. You will get sick,’ ” one responder tells PEOPLE