Senate Bill 546
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
546
Congress
116
Policy Area
Law
Law
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
This bill funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF):
- to allow claims to be filed until October 2089,
- to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually),
- to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding,
- to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and
- to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.
February 25, 2019
02/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
02/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:52 PM