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S. 1423 (109th)

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

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Introduced

19 July 2005

Last action

19 July 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Charles Schumer, Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Richard Durbin, Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT], Patty Murray, Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

Subjects

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Summary

Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a medal to be known as the "Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal," to the personal representative or next of kin of individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in recognition of their sacrifice and to honor their deaths. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three medals, to be representative of and in honor of, respectively: (1) victims of the attack at the World Trade Center, including civilians, public safety officers, emergency workers, and hijack victims; (2) victims aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania; and (3) victims at the Pentagon, including the hijack victims. Declares eligible for such medal any individual who died on or after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of that act of terrorism within the United States. States the medals are national medals.

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Timeline

  1. 19 July 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 July 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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