Secure federal reimbursement for eligible public employee retirement systems for 9/11-related disability retirement and death benefit costs so New York and the 9/11 community do not bear those costs alone.

“Twenty-five years after September 11th, New York is still carrying costs from that terrible day, just as responders and their families are still living with its consequences,” said Congressman Garbarino. “The men and women who ran toward danger and spent months working at Ground Zero did so without hesitation. As more of them have become sick or lost their lives because of that work, New York’s public retirement systems have rightfully provided the disability and death benefits they earned. The federal government has a responsibility to help cover the costs directly tied to the attacks. Senator Gillibrand and I are committed to making sure New York and the 9/11 community are not left to shoulder that burden alone.”

Garbarino committed to making sure New York and the 9/11 community are not left alone to bear public retirement system costs tied to 9/11-related disability and death benefits.

Garbarino, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reimburse Public Retirement Systems for 9/11-Related Disability and Death Benefits | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Meng, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Garbarino introduced H.R. 10361 in the lookback window, but the official record shows referral to committee rather than enactment or payment.

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H.R. 10361 Introduced in House (IH) - GovInfo
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The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall reimburse each eligible public employee retirement system for costs relating to accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate companion bill text matches the commitment by directing FEMA reimbursement for eligible public employee retirement-system disability and death costs, but it remains proposed legislation.

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S. 5385 Introduced in Senate (IS) - GovInfo
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out this section $5,913,400,000 for fiscal year 2027.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The companion bill would authorize $5.9134 billion for FEMA reimbursement, showing concrete legislative effort but not enacted appropriations.

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S. 5385 Introduced in Senate (IS) - GovInfo
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Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate companion’s latest official action was committee referral, supporting that the reimbursement effort had not been enacted by the as-of date.

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S. 5385 (IS) - To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 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. - BILLS-119s5385is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reimburse public employee retirement systems for costs associated with accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Garbarino’s office publicly announced the bipartisan, bicameral introduction during the lookback window, documenting effort but not delivery.

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Press Releases | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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