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H.R. 5138 107th Congress House

True American Heroes Act of 2002

Official title: To posthumously award congressional gold medals to government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and pe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To posthumously award congressional gold medals to government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and perished and to people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America, recognizing the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 23, 2002
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 22, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5021-5023)
Jul 22, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5021-5023)
Jul 22, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5138.
Jul 22, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5021-5027)
Jul 22, 2002
Mr. King moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 16, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2002

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
True American Heroes Act of 2002 - Authorizes the award (posthumously) of congressional gold medals to the government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers on board and caused the plane to crash.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $50 dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5138: True American Heroes Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5138/
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"H.R. 5138: True American Heroes Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5138/.
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H.R. 5138, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5138/.
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