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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 835

9/11 Memorial and Museum Act

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Introduced 2025-01-31Topic: land use zoning

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-02-05SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.refer
2025-02-04HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-02-04HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H442-443)
2025-02-04Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H442-443)floor pass
2025-02-04HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 835.
2025-02-04HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H442-444)
2025-02-04HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-01-31HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.refer
2025-01-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.