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H.R. 3549 111th Congress House

National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United Stat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

Introduced: September 10, 2009 Introduced by: Jerrold Nadler Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Emergency Management CurrencyMonuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNew York City
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action September 10, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, to mint and issue up to two million $1 coins emblematic of the courage, sacrifice, and strength of those who perished and who risked their lives to save others during such attacks.

Requires: (1) all coin sales to include a surcharge of $10 per coin; and (2) all surcharges received from the sale of coins to be paid to support the operations and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4684 National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010
  • S 3034 National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 17, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Sep 16, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Sep 10, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 10, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 10, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2009
Hall, John
· Sep 10, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Sep 10, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Sep 10, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 10, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Sep 10, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 10, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Sep 10, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Sep 10, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Sep 10, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Sep 10, 2009
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 10, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 10, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 10, 2009
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3549: National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3549/
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"H.R. 3549: National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3549/.
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H.R. 3549, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3549/.
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