House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-413

9/11 Memorial Act

H.R. 6287Introduced Jun 28, 2018Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Jan 3, 2019.

Sponsor: Rep. Thomas MacArthur R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 28, 2018
Committee actionSep 5, 2018
Passed HouseSep 12, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 20, 2018 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 21, 2018
To the PresidentDec 27, 2018
Became lawJan 3, 2019

Latest action: Jan 3, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-413.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6287.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6287, 9/11 Memorial Act” on September 12, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 5, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54458
CBO publication date
September 12, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6287, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-930 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 10, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2018 ↗
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H.R. 6287, 115th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6287
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MacARTHUR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 109, June 28, 2018, Page H5977):
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 28, 2018 ↗
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H.R. 6287, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

50 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 23 Democrats

23 of 50 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Sam Graves (R-MO), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), John Katko (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas MacArthur.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-3 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.