H.R. 2864 112th Congress House

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Official title: To provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

Introduced: September 21, 2011 See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional tributesCrime victimsDepartment of DefenseGovernment buildings, facilities, and property

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Monuments and memorialsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNew York CityPennsylvaniaTerrorismVirginia

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Oct 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

Sep 7, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sep 7, 2011

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to: (1) the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, (2) the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and (3) the Pentagon Memorial.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three designs of such gold medal to honor, respectively: (1) those who lost their lives in the the attack at the World Trade Center, (2) the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that was brought down in rural Pennsylvania, and (3) those who lost their lives at the Pentagon.

Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals and to distribute any funds from such sales exceeding costs equally between the three memorial sites.

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