The Department of Justice’s 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund has already paid out more than $4.2 billion to over 20,000 claimants. The fund still has $3 billion to work with. But, the fund, in an abundance of caution, recently posted a notice in the Federal Register to solicit public comment on how to proceed if it runs out of money before it closes based on the current law on December 18, 2020. A bipartisan Congressional coalition has already submitted legislation to fully fund and extend the VCF.
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