HR 3834 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

Introduced Sep 26, 2017 Originated House Became Public Law 115-276 Sponsor Joseph Crowley D-NY

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Latest action · Nov 3, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-276.

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. IntroducedSep 26, 2017
  2. Passed HouseSep 26, 2018
  3. Passed SenateOct 11, 2018
  4. To the PresidentOct 24, 2018
  5. Became lawNov 3, 2018Public Law 115-276

Summary

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill makes eligible for the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor a public safety officer who: (1) participated in the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; and (2) died because of such participation as a result of a WTC-related health condition (i.e., a World Trade Center-related health condition).

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2017 to Sep 25, 2018; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 26, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalSep 26, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 26, 2017
R-NYPeter T. KingApr 25, 2018
D-PABrendan F. BoyleSep 7, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisSep 7, 2018
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzSep 7, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Sep 7, 2018
D-NVJacky RosenSep 7, 2018
D-NYKathleen M. RiceSep 7, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 7, 2018
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchSep 7, 2018
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 10, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 10, 2018
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneySep 10, 2018
D-MAStephen F. LynchSep 10, 2018
D-NJAlbio SiresSep 12, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterSep 12, 2018
R-NYJohn J. FasoSep 12, 2018
R-NYLee M. ZeldinSep 12, 2018
R-NJThomas MacArthurSep 12, 2018
D-FLCharlie CristSep 25, 2018
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordSep 25, 2018

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Sep 26, 2017
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 27, 2018Discharged Oct 12, 2018

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 3, 2018Signed by President.
  2. Nov 3, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-276.
  3. Oct 24, 2018Presented to President.
  4. Oct 12, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Oct 11, 2018Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6882)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6882Mitch McConnell R-KYOct 11, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H9067, H9068Text printed H9067Joseph Crowley D-NY, Ruben J. Kihuen D-NV, Scott R. Tipton R-COSep 26, 2018

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power [ . . . ] to make all laws, which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 154, September 26, 2017, page H7533.

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Titles 7

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

Official Title
An act to provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11- related health conditions are eligible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, and for other purposes
Short Title
9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
Official Title as Introduced
To provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
Short Titles as Passed House
9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
Short Titles as Passed Senate
9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
Short Titles as Enacted
9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Sep 27, 2018Referred in Senate
  3. Sep 26, 2018Engrossed in House
  4. Sep 26, 2017Introduced in House

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