James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
Sponsor: CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 - Title I: World Trade Center Health Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC Program) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide: (1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers (including those who are federal employees) who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers in New York City who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks. Includes within the WTC Program: (1) medical monitoring, including clinical examinations and long-term health monitoring and analysis for enrolled WTC responders who were likely to have been exposed to airborne toxins that were released, or to other hazards, as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; (2) initial health evaluation, including an evaluation to determine eligibility for follow-up monitoring and treatment; (3) follow-up monitoring and treatment and payment for all medically necessary health and mental health care expenses of an individual with respect to a WTC-related health condition, including necessary prescription drugs; (4) establishment of an education and outreach program to potentially eligible individuals concerning the benefits under this Act; (5) collection and analysis of health and mental health data relating to individuals receiving monitoring or treatment benefits in a uniform manner in collaboration with the collection of epidemiological data; and (6) establishment of a research program on health conditions resulting from the terrorist attacks. Provides monitoring and treatment benefits and initial health evaluation benefits without any cost sharing to an enrolled WTC responder or certified-eligible WTC survivor and provides initial health evaluation benefits without any cost sharing to a screening-eligible WTC survivor.
Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 0.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | Won | 42 | 38.7% |
| Yea | Lost | 57 | 60.9% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 0.5% |
Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.