This bill would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The bill originated in the Senate and is sponsored by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Stage: In Progress. Date: 2026-09-14.
If a public employee retirement system paid accidental disability or accidental death benefits for workers harmed by the World Trade Center attacks, this bill would direct FEMA to reimburse that retirement system. For other people, no publicly available information about direct effects.
The bill would require FEMA to make reimbursements to retirement systems. No publicly available information about the estimated total cost, how payments would be calculated, or the source of funding.
No publicly available information about proponents' statements in the provided text. Sponsors named in the bill are Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer.
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