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H.R. 5038 108th Congress House

American Heroes Act

Official title: To permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 9, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6905)
Sep 9, 2004
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Heroes Act - Authorizes each State to provide one statue of an individual representing that State to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Specifies criteria for such statues.

Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to assign jointly to one of their employees the post of the American Hero Administrator to prepare statue guidelines.

Requires: (1) a State to establish an American Hero Commission to select the individual to represent that State; and (2) the Architect of the Capitol to procure and install a statue honoring the passengers of United Airlines flight number 93 who died on September 11, 2001, for their heroic role in protecting Washington, D.C. from attack.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 22, 2004
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 9, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5038: American Heroes Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5038/
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"H.R. 5038: American Heroes Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5038/.
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H.R. 5038, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5038/.
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