True American Heroes Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1057
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air piracy
Airline passenger traffic
Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Arts, Culture, Religion
Bombings
Coins and coinage
Commerce
Commercial aircraft
Compensation for victims of crime
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Defense
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
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
Museums
New York City
New York State
Office buildings
Paramedical personnel
Pennsylvania
Police
Port authorities
September 11, 2001
Silver
Smithsonian Institution
State employees
State officials
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Victims of terrorism
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: 
True American Heroes Act of 2005 - Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a single gold medal on the 5th anniversary of September 11, 2001, in the name of the unknown officer, worker, employee, passenger, or crew member, who was the first to die that day: (1) in the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City; (2) on board United Airlines Flight 93; and (3) in the attack on the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
 
Requires such presentation to be made to an appropriate representative of all such officers, emergency workers, employees, and other individuals for permanent public display in the Smithsonian Institution.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike additional duplicates in silver of such gold medal for permanent public display at: (1) a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center attacks; (2) the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and (3) a memorial at the site of the Pentagon attack.
 
Lists sites for permanent display of silver duplicates presented on behalf of responders, resistors aboard Flight 93, and Government workers who responded to and perished in the Pentagon attack. 
 
Instructs the Secretary to mint and issue $50 gold coins, $1 silver coins; and half dollar clad coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America. 
 
Directs the Secretary to mint and issue $50 gold coins equal to the number of innocent individuals confirmed or presumed to have been killed as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
 
States that the design of such coins shall be emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.
 
Sets forth surcharges on the sale of such coins.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2005-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Introduced in House