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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 128 

Urging the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare a longterm, comprehensive plan to medically monitor all individuals who were 

exposed to the toxins of Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks 

of 9/11 and to treat all those sick or injured. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2007 

Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 

TOWNS, Mr. WEINER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DENT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. 

ISRAEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Urging the Department of Health and Human Services to 

prepare a long-term, comprehensive plan to medically 

monitor all individuals who were exposed to the toxins 

of Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 

and to treat all those sick or injured. 

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, DC; 

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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 area workers, residents, and school children, in addition to rescue and recovery workers, were exposed to the 

toxins of Ground Zero; 

Whereas current Federal medical monitoring and treatment 

programs exclude area workers, residents, school children, and Federal workers; 

Whereas the attacks of September 11, 2001, were attacks on 

the United States, and therefore it is the responsibility 

of the Federal Government to respond; and 

Whereas although Secretary of Health and Human Services 

Michael Leavitt has appointed a seasoned health professional, Dr. John Howard, as Federal coordinator of 9/11 

health and has formed a task force on 9/11 health led by 


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Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. John Agwunobi, the 

Department of Health and Human Services has still not 

developed a long-term, comprehensive plan to medically 

monitor all individuals who were exposed to the toxins of 

Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 

to treat all those made sick or injured by those toxins: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges 

2 the Department of Health and Human Services— 

3 (1) to develop a long-term, comprehensive plan 

4 to medically monitor all individuals who were ex5 posed to the toxins of Ground Zero following the ter6 rorist attacks of 9/11 and to treat all those sick or 

7 injured; and 

8 (2) to submit the plan to Congress and the 

9 President as quickly as possible. 

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