Thanks to the reauthorization of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the 1,700 claimants whose awards were cut earlier this year are being notified that they will be getting the full amounts to which they were originally entitled.
On July 29, President Trump signed the reauthorization of the program, which won near-unanimous Congressional support. Under newly enacted Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization Act, the fund’s life was extended until 2090.
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