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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1061 

Requesting the Department of Health and Human Services to outline the 

Federal Government’s responsibilities, taking into account the responsibilities and actions of the State and local governments, to support a 

program for medically monitoring and treating all individuals who were 

exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero on 9/11. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 

Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself and Mrs. MALONEY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Requesting the Department of Health and Human Services 

to outline the Federal Government’s responsibilities, taking into account the responsibilities and actions of the 

State and local governments, to support a program for 

medically monitoring and treating all individuals who 

were exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero on 9/11. 

Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, while Americans were attending to their daily routines, terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft, crashing two of them into 

the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City 

and a third into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.; 

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ized materials that are known to cause adverse health effects; 

Whereas the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program has documented 70 percent of screened 9/11 responders have experienced respiratory problems following 

the attacks and 60 percent continue to experience respiratory problems; 

Whereas the New York City Fire Department has documented that, on average, a firefighter who responded to 

the World Trade Center has experienced a loss of 12 

years of lung capacity; 

Whereas, the New York City Fire Department and the World 

Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program have both 

documented extensive mental health effects on rescue and 

recovery workers; 

Whereas rescue and recovery workers came from across the 

country to assist in the rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts of the attacks; 

Whereas the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt, has appointed Dr. John Howard as the 

Federal coordinator of 9/11 health and has announced a 

task force on 9/11 health; 

Whereas there exists a joint responsibility on the part of the 

Federal, State, and local governments serving affected 

populations to address the health needs of rescue and recovery workers who responded to Ground Zero on 9/11; 

and 

Whereas the passage of five years since September 11, 2001, 

has provided concrete medical evidence of continued and 

persistent health effects: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests 

2 the Department of Health and Human Service— 

3 (1) to outline the Federal Government’s respon4 sibilities, taking into account the responsibilities and 

5 actions of the State and local governments, to sup6 port a program for medically monitoring and treat7 ing all individuals who were exposed to the toxins of 

8 Ground Zero on 9/11; and 

9 (2) to submit the outline to Congress and the 

10 President as quickly as practical. 

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