HR 2921 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2921
To authorize the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 2001
Mrs. ROUKEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To authorize the President to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 departed from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to San Francisco, California, with 7 crewmembers and 38 passengers on board.
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists .
(3) At 10:37 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to attack the World Trade Center in New York, New York.
(5) Evidence indicates that the efforts of passenger Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey, to help lead and resist the hijackers appear to have contributed to the crash of United Flight 93, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol, or another important institution of freedom and democracy.
(6) The act of resistance by Jeremy Glick aboard United Airlines Flight 93 was an act of exceptional bravery, valor, and patriotism, and is worthy of the appreciation of the people of the United States.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED- The President is authorized to award posthumously, on behalf of Congress and in recognition of heroic service to the Nation, a gold medal of appropriate design to Jeremy Glick of West Milford, New Jersey.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING- For the purpose of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal of a single design with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDAL.
The medal struck under this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING.
There are authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund, established under section 5134, title 31, United States Code, such sums as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medal authorized by this Act.
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