Federal designation is near the finish line!
The 9/11 National Memorial Trail legislation, currently in Washington D.C., is ready to be signed by President Biden.
The September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance is thrilled to announce that the Senate passed H.R. 2278 bipartisan legislation to designate the 9/11 National Memorial Trail—a 1,300-mile trail route linking the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, PA. The Trail provides every American with a beautiful, living symbol of our nation’s resiliency, and serves as a respectful commemoration to all of the fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives for all of ours on September 11, 2001.
Introduced by U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Don Beyer (D-VA), the bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. In July, the bill passed 423-0 in the House of Representatives, and unanimously in the Senate on
October 1. The passing of Legislation H.R. 2278 by both the House of Representatives and the Senate is a monumental step toward our ultimate goal of the bill being signed into law by President Biden in commemoration of that fateful day 20 years ago.
Introduced by U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Don Beyer (D-VA), the bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. In July, the bill passed 423-0 in the House of Representatives, and unanimously in the Senate on
October 1. The passing of Legislation H.R. 2278 by both the House of Representatives and the Senate is a monumental step toward our ultimate goal of the bill being signed into law by President Biden in commemoration of that fateful day 20 years ago.
“We’re very grateful for the immense support and bipartisan leadership from Congressmen Connolly, Fitzpatrick, and Beyer,” said David G. Brickley, founder of the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance. “20 years ago, I envisioned a federally designated 9/11 Trail that would commemorate that tragic day for future generations. Now that opportunity is here and we are truly appreciative and excited to see this legislative process unfold within the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. ”
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“As our nation prepares for the 20th Anniversary of September 11th, we have a tremendous opportunity to create
a lasting legacy that connects all three sites attacked that horrific day,” said Representative Connolly (D-VA).
“The 9/11 National Memorial Trail will serve a particularly significant role—honoring the families and loved ones who were victims of the attack, and the heroes who saved countless lives on such a tragic day. I thank my colleagues Representatives Fitzpatrick and Beyer for their leadership, and the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance—especially my friend David Brickley—for their steadfast and unrelenting support of this project.”