True American Heroes Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1538
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2003-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air piracy
Airline passenger traffic
Armed Forces and National Security
Bombings
Coins and coinage
Commerce
Commercial aircraft
Compensation for victims of crime
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Defense
EBB Terrorism
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Federal employees
Federal installations
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal office buildings
Federal officials
Finance and Financial Sector
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Flags
Flight crews
Gold
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Health
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Local employees
Local officials
Mayors
Medical personnel
Military personnel
Monuments and memorials
New York City
New York State
Office buildings
Paramedical personnel
Pennsylvania
Police
Port authorities
September 11, 2001
Silver
State employees
State officials
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Victims of terrorism
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: True American Heroes Act of 2003 - Authorizes the posthumous award of congressional gold medals to the government workers and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers on board and caused the plane to crash.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $50 dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
True American Heroes Act of 2003 - 
Title I: Medals for Responders and Resisters
 - Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous award of congressional gold medals to: (1) the emergency workers, government employees, and others who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001; (2) each passenger and crew member on board United Airlines Flight 93 who is identified by the Attorney General as having helped resist the hijackers before the crash; and (3) officers, emergency workers, and other Federal employees who responded to the attacks on the Pentagon and perished that day. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medals and to strike gold duplicates of the first medal for presentation to the Governor of New York, the Mayor of New York City, and other specified police, fire, medical, and Port Authority officials and stations in New York and New Jersey. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals.
 

Title II: Spirit of America Commemorative Coins
 - Directs the Secretary to mint and issue $50-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. Sets forth surcharges for the coins minted under this title (not less than $100 per $50 coin, ten dollars per dollar coin, and five dollars per half-dollar coin), with the proceeds in excess of the cost of producing the gold coins to be used to cover the costs of producing the gold medals under title I not recovered from the sale of duplicate bronze medals, with any amount remaining to be transferred to a victims fund determined to be appropriate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H8201-8203)
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H8201-8203)
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous  order of the House.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1538.
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H8201-8207)
action_date: 2003-09-11
text: Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-04-01
text: Introduced in House