Senate Passes Reauthorization of 9/11 Compensation Fund

The Senate voted to pass the reauthorization of the 9/11 Compensation Fund through the year 2092 in a 97 to 2 vote on Tuesday.

Bailee Hill July 24, 2019

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The Senate voted 97-2 on Tuesday to reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, securing funding for first responders and victims impacted by the toxins at Ground Zero through 2092. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) were the only senators to vote no.

Why it matters: The fund is set to run out by 2020, affecting approximately 93,000 first responders and survivors still being treated or monitored 19 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The tally of victims after 9/11 will eventually exceed the 2,977 killed on the day of the attacks, according to the New York Daily News.