H.R. 2864 (112th): Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Introduced:
Sep 07, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA9]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 1239 (same title)
Passed Senate — Sep 09, 2011

H.R. 3421 (same title)
Signed by the President — Dec 23, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 7, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 07, 2011
Referred to Committee Sep 07, 2011
Cosponsors
187 cosponsors (123R, 64D) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

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Full 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.

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Last updated Sep 07, 2011.
5 pages

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9/7/2011--Introduced.
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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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 51