Nadler Celebrates World Trade Center Health Program Funding

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted for the FY 2026 appropriations minibus package, which includes full funding for 9/11 health care through the program's lifetime, ensuring certainty of continued care for 9/11 responders and survivors.

The WTCHP offers medical monitoring and treatment for first responders and survivors diagnosed with 9/11-related health conditions, including many types of cancers, respiratory illnesses, and more.

"It's been almost 25 years since the 9/11 attacks and New York's heroic first responders and survivors still carry with them the burden of that day as they develop chronic conditions and diseases related to the air around Ground Zero," said Congressman Nadler. "We promised to Never Forget 9/11 and that means taking care of all first responders and survivors of that day. The World Trade Center Health Program is finally receiving much needed funding to do just that. As more and more survivors in New York and across the country discover they have illnesses and diseases related to the 9/11 attacks, this funding will provide a stable path to help them get treated. I am proud to have helped create this permanent program to provide for our brave survivors for generations to come. During this difficult time, I am grateful to see Congress come together to accomplish this once again."

Congress established the WTCHP on a bipartisan basis in 2011 with a five-year authorization to provide medical treatment and monitoring for 9/11 responders and survivors suffering from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. The program covers the lifespans of all exposed individuals, including first responders, survivors of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville crash site, children who attended schools in downtown Manhattan on 9/11 and during the clean-up, and those who have since developed, or are expected to develop, adverse health effects linked to the attacks.

The WTCHP was reauthorized in 2015 and extended through 2090 with bipartisan support. Today, the program provides medical treatment and monitoring for over 140,000 responders and survivors from the World Trade Center and lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville, PA crash site, representing every state and nearly all Congressional Districts.