CBO has released a cost estimatefor HR 7174, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008.
The legislation would provide:
Health care benefits for eligible emergency personnel who responded to the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for recovery and clean-up workers following the attacks;
Health care benefits to eligible residents and others present in the part of New York City that was affected by those attacks; and