I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1057
To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of all government workers 
and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center 
and the Pentagon and perished and people aboard United Airlines Flight 
93 who helped resist the highjackers and caused the plane to crash, 
to award a duplicate in silver of such gold medals to the personal 
respresentative of each such person, to require the Secretary of Treasury 
to mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America, recognizing 
the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2005
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of all govern-
ment workers and others who responded to the attacks 
on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and per-
ished and people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who 
helped resist the highjackers and caused the plane to 
crash, to award a duplicate in silver of such gold medals 
to the personal respresentative of each such person, to 
require the Secretary of Treasury to mint coins in com-
memoration of the Spirit of America, recognizing the 
tragic events of September 11, 2001, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘True American Heroes 
Act of 2005’’ . 
TITLE I—MEDALS FOR 
RESPONDERS AND RESISTERS 
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL . 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—In recognition of 
the bravery and self-sacrifice of—
(1) the officers, emergency workers, and other 
employees of State and local government agencies, 
including the Port Authority of New York and New 
Jersey, and of the United States Government and 
others, who responded to the attack on the World 
Trade Center in New York City; 
(2) the passengers and crew members on board 
United Airlines Flight 93 who aided in the effort to 
resist the hijackers on board the plane; and 
(3) the officers, emergency workers, and other 
employees of the United States Government, who re-
sponded to the attack on the Pentagon, Washington, 
D.C., 
and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001 
(including those who are missing and presumed dead), the
Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of 
the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
presentation, on behalf of the Congress on the 5th anni-
versary of such events, of a single gold medal of appro-
priate design, in the name of the unknown officer, worker, 
employee, passenger, or crew member, who was the first 
to die that day in each such tragedy, to an appropriate 
representative of all such officers, emergency workers, em-
ployees, and other individuals for permanent public display 
in the Smithsonian Institution. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary that is emblematic of the valor and heroism of 
the men and women honored. 
SEC. 102. SILVER DUPLICATES ON BEHALF OF GOVERN-
MENT WORKERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE 
ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 
AND PERISHED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE MEMORIAL.—
The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a dupli-
cate in silver of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
section 101(a) for permanent public display at a me-