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HR835Passed House

9/11 Memorial and Museum Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-31
Introduced
19
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Nick LaLota
Nick LaLota
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 94.7% (548 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000598

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (19)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)Original· 2025-01-31
  • Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)· 2025-02-04
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2025-02-04
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2025-02-04

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2025-02-05

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-05
  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-01-31

Previously

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-05
  • Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-31

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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