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S. 546 (116th): Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

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A bill to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Kirsten Gillibrand

Sponsor. Junior Senator for New York. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2019
Length: 7 pages
Introduced
Feb 25, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 1327: Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 29, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

75 Cosponsors (44 Democrats, 29 Republicans, 2 Independents)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Cardin Statement on the Senate Passage of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Act”
    — Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] (Co-sponsor) on Jul 24, 2019

“Rubio Applauds Senate Vote to Make Permanent the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund”
    — Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] (Co-sponsor) on Jul 23, 2019

“Maloney, Schumer, Nadler, and NYC Advocates Celebrate House Passage of the Never Forget the Heroes Act and Call on Senate to Pass Bill Quickly”
    — Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12] on Jul 15, 2019

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History

Oct 11, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3591 (115th).
Feb 25, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jul 12, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th).
Jul 23, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th).
Jul 29, 2019
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1327 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 546 (116th).

S. 546 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 546. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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