H.R. 3421 (112th): Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Introduced:
Nov 14, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA9]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 112-76.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 23, 2011.

Progress
Introduced Nov 14, 2011
Referred to Committee Nov 14, 2011
Passed House Dec 14, 2011
Passed Senate Dec 15, 2011
Signed by the President Dec 23, 2011
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Dec 14, 2011 6:24 p.m.
Passed 416/0

Cosponsors
332 cosponsors (197R, 135D) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

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Full Title

To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of 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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2 pages

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12/23/2011--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of congressional gold medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and the Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals, with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Background

The tragic deaths at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, have forever changed our Nation.  The devastating attacks resulted in 2,996 lives lost. 

Summary

H.R. 2527 would authorize the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro-tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements to award, on behalf of Congress, 3 gold medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. 

One gold medal will be awarded, with the understanding that each medal is to be put on permanent display, to the Flight 93 National Memorial, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, and the Pentagon Memorial.  Proceeds of sales of duplicate medals shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Cost

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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 51