# 119-s-739: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025

119-s-739, 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025, 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 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-739
- Congress: 119
- Title: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would change the World Trade Center Health Program's long-term funding formula and expand who can certify mental health conditions.** It would tie future federal funding more closely to enrollment, raise research and data spending limits, and require long-range budget projections to Congress. - Responders and survivors: Licensed mental health providers could perform initial evaluations and determinations for mental health conditions, and the time to add responder conditions is extended from 90 to 180 days. Deceased responders and survivors are excluded from enrollment counts. - Providers and program network: The WTC Program Administrator would set categories of "qualified mental health providers" and must issue regulations about which licensed mental health professionals may evaluate enrollees, with credentialing rules for the nationwide network restructured. - Funding and oversight: For FY2026–FY2090 the bill would use a new formula that links annual funding to enrollment changes and sets a 25% floor for 2026. It increases allowable spending on medical research and data collection, makes unspent balances revert to the Treasury, and directs a report with per-year budget projections through FY2090.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Long-term funding and rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would set a new multi-decade funding rule for the WTC Health Program for FY2026–FY2090. Each year would start with last year’s amount, increase it by 7%, then scale by the year-over-year July 1 enrollment ratio. For FY2026 the program would get the higher of the pre-enactment F…
- Mental-health access and network rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the WTC Program would allow certain licensed mental-health providers, not just physicians, to do initial mental-health evaluations and determinations. The Program Administrator must issue rules naming which provider types may do this within 180 days of enactment. Two 90-day deadlines fo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-s-739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/739)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-739 (as of 2026-04-21).