H.R. 835 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Cosponsors: 19 (8 D, 11 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-02-05): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What H.R. 835 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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