Int 1013-2026
Introduction
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to educate the public on programs available to help, monitor, or compensate individuals who may have been harmed as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This bill would further require the creation of a notification system which would send information about eligibility requirements and deadlines for these programs through email and text.
- Title
- Requiring public education on benefits for those harmed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Health
- Introduced
- 2026-08-13
Heard in committee
- Committee on Health Committee
Sponsors
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
- Joann Ariola Council Member, District 32 (Queens)
- Christopher Marte Council Member, District 1 (Manhattan)
- Phil Wong Council Member, District 30 (Queens)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Inna Vernikov Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn)
- Vickie Paladino Council Member, District 19 (Queens)
- Carl Wilson Council Member, District 3 (Manhattan)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Virginia Maloney 5 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $472,364
- Christopher Marte 8 outside spenders · 4 PAC gifts $354,349
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Inna Vernikov 2 outside spenders · 1 PAC gift $101,234
- Joann Ariola 7 PAC gifts $6,825
- Vickie Paladino 1 outside spender · 1 PAC gift $6,753
- David M. Carr 7 PAC gifts $4,375
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- Uniformed Firefighters Association Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Friends Of The High Line, Inc. Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Essence Development, LLC Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Henry Street Settlement Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Prologis, L.P. Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Matthew T. McMorrow Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Nike, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- New Yorkers For A Better Future 2025 Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services Tied to 3 of the 10 sponsors