I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1673 
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of passengers 
and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the 
hijackers and caused the plane to crash. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2007 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. JONES 
of North Carolina, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. REYES, Mr. DENT, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. REGULA, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Ms. CARSON, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. CANTOR, Ms. HARMAN, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. SHULER, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. 
FOSSELLA, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
CARNEY, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
TIAHRT, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
HALL of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
PITTS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. DICKS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal on be-
half of passengers and crew members aboard United 
Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the hijackers and caused 
the plane to crash. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines 
Flight 93 departed from Newark International Air-
port at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to San 
Francisco, California, with 7 crew members and 33 
passengers on board. 
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines 
Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists. 
(3) At 10:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 
crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard 
United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hi-
jacked planes had been used to attack the World 
Trade Center in New York City and resisted the ac-
tions 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 an-
other important symbol of freedom and democracy. 
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(6) The passengers and crew aboard United 
Airlines Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, 
valor, and patriotism, and are worthy of the appre-
ciation of the people of the United States. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Con-
gress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in 
honor of the passengers and crew members, collectively, 
on board United Airlines Flight 93 in recognition of their 
heroic service to the Nation. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) DISPLAY.—Following the award of the gold medal 
under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the 
Flight 93 National Memorial located in Stonycreek Town-
ship, Somerset County, in Pennsylvania, where it will be 
displayed as appropriate and made available for research. 
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SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
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4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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