# H.R. 1993 (119th): 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center. The sale of all coins issued under this bill must include a surcharge to be paid to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center to support operations and maintenance. However, if the issuance of this commemorative coin exceeds certain annual limits, no surcharge may be included.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: commemoration. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: commemorative_coin. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: memorial_funding. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: patriotism. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: september_11. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 182: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill commemorates victims of terrorist murder and supports a memorial, a positive civic purpose. It does not directly restrain evil or defend justice in an operative way, and its mechanics (coin minting, surcharge, annual limits) are ordinary prudential administration, so a mixed classification fits better than a strong good.
Theological note: Relevant to the duty to remember innocent victims of mass violence and to honor those who died, which can reflect concern for justice for the dead. The measure is modest in scope and involves no direct moral harm, though it touches on federal coin issuance and a surcharge mechanism that are matters of ordinary prudence rather than moral principle.

## Recorded votes

Roll 182: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Yea 415 · Nay 0 · Other 15.

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