Congress honors 9/11 hero with posthumous gold medal
H.R. 5519 — Welles Remy Crowther Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Michael Lawler (R-NY) · 57 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to award a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Welles Remy Crowther, a 9/11 victim who died helping others evacuate the World Trade Center. The medal will be presented to his mother, Alison Crowther, and the Treasury Department may also strike and sell bronze duplicates to recover costs.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to authorize a Congressional Gold Medal honoring a deceased 9/11 responder. It contains no policy changes, no regulatory provisions, and no financial impact beyond the cost of striking medals and recovering that cost through bronze duplicate sales.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative honor for a deceased individual who died saving others on 9/11. It imposes no costs on citizens, restricts no rights, and serves a legitimate public purpose of recognizing heroism and sacrifice. The bill is straightforward and transparent.
Named in the bill
Welles Remy Crowther, Alison Crowther, United States Mint, House Speaker, President pro tempore, Secretary of the Treasury
Where it stands
57 cosponsors: 29 Democrats, 28 Republicans.
- Sep 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,947 characters) on Jun 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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