HR 2991 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To direct the Architect of the Capitol to establish, as part of the Capitol Visitors Center, a garden designated as the "Spirit of America Garden" as a living memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

Introduced Oct 2, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Marcy Kaptur D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 3, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 2, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Architect of the Capitol to establish on U.S. Capitol grounds as part of the Capitol Visitors Center a "Spirit of America Garden" as a living memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 2, 2001 to Oct 31, 2001; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalOct 2, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MIJames A. BarciaOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-FLJim DavisOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalOct 2, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-NELee TerryOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalOct 2, 2001
R-VATom DavisOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-OHTony P. HallOriginalOct 2, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooOct 4, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.Oct 4, 2001
R-VAJo Ann DavisOct 4, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOct 4, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOct 4, 2001
R-NYPeter T. KingOct 4, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOct 4, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOct 10, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 10, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOct 10, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensOct 10, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyOct 10, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOct 10, 2001
R-COThomas G. TancredoOct 10, 2001
D-RIJames R. LangevinOct 31, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattOct 31, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Oct 2, 2001
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Oct 3, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 3, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Oct 2, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Oct 2, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-65H.R. 2291, REAUTHORIZATION OF THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES ACT137 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeJun 28, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to establish, as part of the Capitol Visitors Center, a garden designated as the "Spirit of America Garden" as a living memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 2, 2001Introduced in House

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