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S 1537 112th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Monuments and memorials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers New York City Pennsylvania Terrorism Virginia

National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011

Introduced: September 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-224.
Sep 9, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5477-5478)
Sep 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Sep 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5477-5478)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011- Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept from the Board of Directors of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., the donation of title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York.

Requires approval of the donation by the governor of New York, the governor of New Jersey, and the mayor of New York City.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical and financial assistance to the Board that is related to the operation of the Memorial; and (2) consult with and seek technical assistance from the Secretaries of Defense (DOD), Education, Homeland Security (DHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) in providing such technical and financial assistance to the Board.

What's happening now October 19, 2011

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-224.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2882 Identical bill National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 9, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1537: National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1537/
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