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H.R. 811: Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

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H.R. 811: Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-25 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

Plain summary

Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of programs exempt from any presidential sequestration order. Requires the President, if the amendment made by this Act takes effect after the final sequester order for FY2014 is issued, to revise the order to account for the amendment and issue a new order.

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Official text

Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr811 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113