S2734Referred to Committee
9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-08
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democrat · NY · Senator
Votes with party: 82.3% (842 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-09-08
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-09-08
Previously
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-08
Plain-English Summary
9/11 Memorial and Museum Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to award to the nonprofit organization that operates the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, New York, a one-time grant to be used solely for the purposes of the operation, security, and maintenance of the memorial and museum. As a condition of receiving the grant, the organization must provide for free admission to all facilities and museums associated with the memorial and museum for active and retired members of the Armed Forces, individuals who were registered first responders to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and family members of victims of such attacks; provide for dedicated free admission hours for the general public at least once a week; and allow for annual federal audits of its financial statements.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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