US SB1239 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 12 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 12 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2011-09-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
2011-09-12 | House | Received in the House. |
2011-09-09 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
2011-09-09 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5480) |
2011-09-09 | Senate | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5479-5480) |
2011-06-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2864 (Same As) 2011-10-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
HB3421 (Related) 2011-12-23 - Became Public Law No: 112-76.
HB3421 (Related) 2011-12-23 - Became Public Law No: 112-76.
Subjects
Congressional tributes
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Department of Defense
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Pennsylvania
Terrorism
Virginia
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Department of Defense
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Pennsylvania
Terrorism
Virginia