President Pledges To Sign 9/11 Health Bill

The White House said on Wednesday that the president looks forward to signing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act into law.

Sponsors of the bill are calling him to help them push the measure once Congress is back in session.

Earlier this month, lawmakers failed to get a two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill in the House of Representatives.

Democratic leaders were hoping to prevent Republicans from adding amendments to the law.

Named for a detective who died because illness he contracted at the site, the law would provide funds for the continued health care of first responders and residents who were sickened by the toxic dust and debris from the World Trade Center collapse.