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H.R. 3834: 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

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H.R. 3834: 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-26 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-276.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-276. (final step reached)
  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

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

Plain summary

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill makes eligible for the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor a public safety officer who: (1) participated in the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; and (2) died because of such participation as a result of a WTC-related health condition (i.e., a World Trade Center-related health condition).

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Official text

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · 33 cosponsors

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Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3834 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115