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HR 4726 107th Congress House Commemorations Crime and Law Enforcement International Affairs Monuments and memorials National recreation areas New Jersey New York City Public Lands and Natural Resources September 11, 2001 Terrorism Victims of terrorism

To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Introduced: May 14, 2002 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
May 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 14, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on the northern end of Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.
What's happening now May 20, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4726: To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4726/
MLA
"H.R. 4726: To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4726/.
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H.R. 4726, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4726/.
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[H.R. 4726: To allow a permanent memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be constructed on Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4726/)
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