Document: 9/11 Health

9/11 Health Documents by Topic

01/25/11 – Letter to NIOSH Director John Howard requesting a public meeting on 9/11 health program implementation

01/20/11 - Selected Questions & Answers about HR 847 as passed into law

01/19/11 - Section-by-Section Summary of HR 847 as passed into law
 
01/06/11 - Dates of Implementation of HR 847 as passed into law

01/06/11 - Summary of HR 847 as passed into law

12/08/10 - President Barack Obama supports Senate passage in Statement of Administration Policy

12/07/10 – Fire Department of NYC letter on funding accountability

12/06/10 – Mt. Sinai School of Medicine letter on funding accountability

12/06/10 –NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation letter onfunding accountability

11/30/10 – Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand send letter askingSenate colleagues to consider funding alternatives for 9/11 Health

11/23/10 – CRS Memo: Comparison of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 and Title II of H.R. 847

08/25/10 – CRS Memo: New York State Disaster Relief Medicaid Program Established After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

06/25/10 – CRS Memo on Funding History for the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program

03/22/10 - Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations request letter for WTC Health Programs

03/01/10 - Synopsis of Peer-Reviewed Literature – Human Health Effects related to the WTC Disaster

02/18/10 - Letter to President Obama on long-term fiscally responsible solution

11/30/09 - Letter to Sec. Sebelius on upcoming meeting with NY Delegation

06/16/09 - Letter to OMB Director Orszag on funding for New Jersey clinic

06/01/09 - Responsefrom the Office of Management and Budget on the WTC Health Programs

06/09/09 - New York Delegation letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius

04/03/09 - NY Delegation Letter to Appropriations Committee on WTC Health Programs

03/26/09 - Letterto Appropriations Committee on WTC Health Programs

03/26/09 - Letter to Office of Management and Budget on WTC Health Programs

10/27/08 - Cost estimate for HR 7174 from Congressional Budget Office

10/08/08 - Letter to NIOSH Acting Director Branche following up on briefing on the WTC National Responders Program

07/10/08 - Sens.Menendez and Lautenberg letter to Secretary Leavitt requestingreconsideration of the decision not to renew Dr. John Howard's term asthe Director of NIOSH

07/08 - NewYork Police Department unions letter requesting the Energy and CommerceCommittee consider H.R. 3543, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

05/09/08 - Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in response to Report to Congress

05/07/08 - HHS's Report to Congress on Providing Monitoring and Treatment to WTC Responders and others exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero

04/23/08 - Enrollment in the WTC Health Registry as of June 2007 arranged by state and congressional district

04/23/08 - Map of total enrollment in the WTC Health Registry as of June 2007 by state

04/23/08 - Map of rescue and recovery worker and volunteer enrollment in the WTC Health Registry as of June 2007 by state

04/07/08 - Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt requesting release of federal funding for residents, area workers, students, and other non-responders

03/28/08 - Letter from Reps. Engel, Fossella, and Towns requesting Secretary Leavitt to follow-through with his agreement to meet with the New York congressional delegation on 9/11 health issues

03/26/08 - US Second Circuit Court appeals decision in World Trade Center site litigation

03/19/08 - Letter to Appropriators with FY2009 LHHS request

03/04/08 - Response letter from Secretary Peake of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the quality of care provided to veterans made sick by the 9/11 terrorist attacks

04/23/08 - Map of rescue and recovery worker and volunteer enrollment in the WTC Health Registry as of June 2007 by state

02/26/08 - Letter from Office of Management and Budget Director in Response to letter to President Bush on FY09 Budget
 

01/23/08 - Letter to Secretary Leavitt of the Department of Labor Health and Human Services requesting documents regarding cancellation of a national health and pharmaceutical program for persons suffering from 9/11-related illnesses

12/15/07 - Letter to Secretary Leavitt of the Department of Labor Health and Human Services requesting an explanation of the decision to cancel the Request for Contracts for the WTC Business Processing Center

12/06/07 - Letter to Appropriators requesting a total of $236.2 million in FY08

11/07/07 - Letter to Mayor Bloomberg urging for a fully transparent procedure for determining 9/11-related deaths

10/30/07 - Response from Office of Management and Budget Director on FY09 Budget

10/24/07 - House Letter requesting $55 million and Senate residents language in FY08 LHHS conference

10/23/07 - Request for Contracts for WTC Business Processing Center issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10/22/07 – Congressional Research Service Memo on Historic Role of the Federal Government in Disasters

10/15/07 – Press Clips of civilians aiding in Pearl Harbor Recovery

09/06/07 - Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director

 

06/15/07 - Bush Administration’s draft plan to treat and monitor ailing 9/11 responders

05/09/07 - Initial Map of WTC Health Registry Enrollment by State

04/27/07 - Letter requesting funding in LHHS Appropriations Bill

04/20/07 - Letter from Mayor Bloomberg to Appropriators in support of Delegation request

04/18/07 - Letter from New York Delegation to Chairman Obey requesting at least $50 million in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

04/16/07 - Letter to Chairman Obey requesting at least $50 million in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

03/16/07 - Letter requesting funding in the FY 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill

09/07/06 - Response Letter from Dr. John Howard, Coordinator of US Department of Health and Human Services World Trade Center Programs

06/17/06 - Letter to Bush requesting meeting about Federal response to 9/11 Health Impacts

04/12/06 - Letter to 9/11 Health Coordinator Dr. John Howard

10/06/05 - Letter To HHS Regarding Medical Monitoring of 9/11 Federal Responders

09/09/05 - GAO Testimony – 9/11 Monitoring of WTC Health Effects Has Progressed, But Not For Federal Responders

08/25/05 - Letter To HHS and Dept. of Homeland Security Regarding Medical Monitoring of Federal Employees After 9/11

06/16/05 - Biographies of 9/11 Responders Participating in June 16 Effort in Washington, D.C. To Save $125 Million in 9/11 Aid

06/15/05 - Letter From Gov. Pataki To House Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission

06/07/05 - Letter From Mayor Bloomberg To Senate Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission of $125 Million in 9/11 Aid

06/07/05 - Letter From Mayor Bloomberg To House Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission of $125 Million in 9/11 Aid

05/31/05 - Letter To House Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission of 9/11 Funds

05/31/05 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Rescission of 9/11 Funds

02/02/05 - Letter To U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Regarding Health Impact of 9/11

01/02/05 - Analysis of Recent Medical Findings of Ongoing 9/11 Health Impacts

10/22/04 - Report On Project Liberty

09/08/04 - Transcript from Hearling "Assessing September 11 Health Effects: What should be done?" in Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security

09/08/04 - A Summary of Government Accountability Office Findings: "September 11: Health Effects in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack" [Complete]

09/08/04 - A Summary of Government Accountability Office Findings: "September 11: Health Effects in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack" [Brief]

09/08/04 - GAO Testimony on the Health Effects in the Aftermath of the WTC Attack

09/08/04 - Testimony of Micki Siegel de Hernandez Regarding “Assessing Sept. 11th Health Effects”

09/08/04 - Testimony of Dr. Stephen M. Levin Regarding 9/11 Health

09/08/04 - Testimony of Life Matters on the Mental Health Impact of 9/11

09/08/04 - Statement of Rep. Maloney At Govt. Reform Hearing on 9/11 Health Effects

09/08/04 - Testimony of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund on the Health Impacts of 9/11

09/08/04 - Testimony of the Uniformed Firefighters Association on Health Effects of 9/11

09/08/04 - Testimony of New York State Laborers on Health Effects of 9/11

09/08/04 - NIOSH Testimony on Assessing 9/11 Health Effects

09/08/04 - GAO Testimony on Federal Assistance for New York Workers’ Compensation Costs

09/08/04 - Statement of Rep. Shays at Govt. Reform Hearing on 9/11 Health Effects

04/28/04 - Letter From 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Regarding Eligibility

03/29/04 - Summary of the Remember 9/11 Health Act

03/19/04 - Letter To Administrator of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Regarding Health of 9/11 Responders

10/28/03 - Transcript from Hearing "Assessing September 11th Health Effects" in the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security

06/10/03 - Letter To Salvation Army Regarding 9/11 Volunteers

06/10/03 - Letter To Dept. of Homeland Security Regarding 9/11 Volunteers

06/10/03 - Letter To Red Cross Regarding 9/11 Volunteers

06/10/03 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding 9/11 Volunteers Seeking Workers’ Compensation Claims

06/03/03 - CRS Memo On Workers Compensation and Volunteers At the WTC Site

05/23/03 - Letter To Red Cross Regarding Assistance to 9/11 Volunteers

01/27/03 - Mount Sinai Press Release On Preliminary Findings of Medical Health Screening Program For WTC Site Responders

01/13/03 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Short and Long Term Health Effects of 9/11 Responders

12/10/02 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Funding For Health Care Monitoring for 9/11 Responders

09/30/02 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Funding for Medical Monitoring of 9/11 Responders