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Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Introduced: September 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now October 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1239 Identical bill Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
  • HR 3421 Related bill Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 108
All 108 Democratic 16 Republican 26
Kissell, Larry
· Oct 6, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Oct 6, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Sep 21, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Sep 21, 2011
FILNER, BOB
· Sep 21, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Sep 21, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Sep 21, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 21, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Sep 21, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Sep 21, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Sep 21, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 21, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 21, 2011
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 13, 2011
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 13, 2011
Black, Diane
· Sep 13, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· Sep 13, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Sep 13, 2011
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 13, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Sep 13, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 13, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 13, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Sep 13, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 13, 2011
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Sep 13, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 13, 2011
Dent, Charles
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 13, 2011
Duffy, Sean
· Sep 13, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Sep 13, 2011
Gowdy, Trey
· Sep 13, 2011
Granger, Kay
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 13, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Sep 13, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 13, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 13, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Sep 13, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Sep 13, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Sep 13, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 13, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 13, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 13, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 13, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Sep 13, 2011
McCarthy, Kevin
· Sep 13, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2864: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2864/
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"H.R. 2864: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2864/.
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H.R. 2864, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2864/.
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