To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal on behalf of each person aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash.
Latest action · Jan 4, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or personal representative of each passenger or crew member on board United Airlines Flight 93 who is identified by the Attorney General as having aided in the effort to resist the hijackers on board the plane, in recognition of heroic service to the Nation.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such gold medal.
Declares such medals to be national medals.
Requires that proceeds from the sale of duplicate bronze medals be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2005 to May 23, 2006, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Original | Oct 6, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Oct 19, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5159 | To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal on behalf of each person aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash. | Identical bill | Apr 6, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
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- Oct 6, 2005Introduced in House
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