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H.R. 2899 107th Congress House

Freedom Bonds Act of 2001

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Freedom Bonds in response to the September 11, 2001, hijackings and attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2001 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Air piracyBombingsCommercial aircraftCrime and Law Enforcement
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Department of DefenseDisaster reliefEBB TerrorismEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementFederal installationsFederal office buildingsGovernment Operations and PoliticsInternational AffairsNew York CityOffice buildingsPennsylvaniaSavings bondsSeptember 11, 2001TerrorismTransportation and Public WorksVirginia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2001
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 23, 2001
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 23, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 23, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 23, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 23, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2899.
Oct 23, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7136-7139)
Oct 23, 2001
Mr. Houghton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 17, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 24, 2001

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
War Bonds Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1431 Identical bill War Bonds Act of 2001
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
BALLENGER, CASS
· Sep 21, 2001
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Sep 21, 2001
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 21, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 20, 2001
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 20, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 19, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2899: Freedom Bonds Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2899/
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"H.R. 2899: Freedom Bonds Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2899/.
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H.R. 2899, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2899/.
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