# 119-s-5385: A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

119-s-5385, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5385
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5385
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Reimburse public employee retirement systems for 9/11-related accidental disability and death costs.** This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to reimburse eligible public employee retirement systems for costs tied to accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths that arose from rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations after the September 11, 2001 attacks. An "eligible public employee retirement system" is one that contains a member who participated in those 9/11 operations. The text limits reimbursements to amounts used solely by the retirement system and does not add other application, reporting, or sunset rules in this section.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reimburse public pensions for 9/11: benefit, medium. This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to reimburse eligible public employee retirement systems for costs tied to accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths from rescue, recovery, or cleanup work after the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. An eligible retirement sy…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5385 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5385)

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- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-4203: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4203)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5385 (as of 2026-10-16).