recognized the advocates, labor leaders, and first responder organizations who worked alongside him to secure permanent, uninterrupted funding for the World Trade Center Health Program
Secure permanent, uninterrupted funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.
Occurrences
legislation securing full, lifetime funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was signed into law
Updates the funding mechanism for the World Trade Center Health Program to ensure long-term viability through the life of the program, providing certainty for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Evidence
Amended Through Public Law 119-75, Enacted February 3, 2026.
Public Law 119–75—Feb. 3, 2026.
"Today, legislation securing full, lifetime funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was signed into law, ensuring permanent certainty of care for 9/11 responders and survivors."
SEC. 6302. ... in subsection (f), by striking ... and inserting ... 2026 ...
Related bill ... H.R.1410 ... 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025.
The Program is authorized until 2090.
Assessments
The promised outcome was achieved: the World Trade Center Health Program funding correction was enacted into law on February 3, 2026, through Public Law 119-75, and official sources indicate the program is authorized through 2090, matching the claim of permanent, uninterrupted funding. Garbarino appears to deserve credit because the evidence ties him to the legislative effort, including a related standalone bill and his public role in advancing the fix before it was folded into enacted legislation. Since the enactment occurred while he remained in office, the delivery timing is same_term.