[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 2917 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2917
To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of Congress
to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the
hijackers and caused the plane to crash prematurely.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 2001
Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Holt, Mr. Murtha, Mr.
Ferguson, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Skeen, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Ehrlich, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. Platts, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. English, Mr. Graves, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Baird, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Stark, and Mr.
Stearns) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of Congress
to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the
hijackers and caused the plane to crash prematurely.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93,
piloted by Captain James Dahl, departed from Newark
International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to
San Francisco, California, with 7 crew members and 38
passengers on board.
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was
hijacked by terrorists.
(3) At 10:37 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines
Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to
attack the World Trade Center in New York City and resisted the
actions of the hijackers on board.
(5) The effort to resist the hijackers aboard United
Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused the plane to crash
prematurely, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives
and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol,
or another important symbol of freedom and democracy.
(6) The leaders of the resistance aboard United Airlines
Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, valor, and
patriotism, and are worthy of the appreciation of the people of
the United States.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.
(a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to award
posthumously, on behalf of Congress and in recognition of heroic
service to the Nation, gold medals of appropriate design to--
(1) Jeremy Glick, Todd Beamer, Thomas Burnett, Jr., and
Mark Bingham; and
(2) other passengers or crew members on board United
Airlines Flight 93 who are identified by the Attorney General
as having aided in the effort to resist the hijackers on board
the plane.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike gold medals
of a single design with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to
be determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals
struck under section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the
bronze medals (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses) and the cost of the gold medals.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be charged against the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such sums as may be necessary
to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.
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