Zadroga Bill Floundering in the House and Senate

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act floundered in different forms in both the U.S. House and Senate last week, despite a pledge by House sponsors to bring the $7.4 billion legislation to a floor vote.U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called off plans to bring H.R. 847 to a vote Monday night following threats by Republicans to amend the bill by tacking on a controversial immigration bill, according to news reports.Maloney was pushing to bring the legislation back for a full vote of the House shortly after Congress returned from its August recess.The bill, which would reopen the ...