WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her colleagues to introduce the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act, which would require the U.S. Mint to design and mint coins to honor the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The coins would be sold in 2027 at a price that would pay back the U.S. Mint for production and the surcharge proceeds would go to support the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and its mission to “Never Forget.”
“As we approach the 25th anniversary of the attack on America, with each passing year and day it becomes more necessary to tell the story of what happened that day. This story is told powerfully at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. I was proud to team up with my colleagues to introduce this legislation, which would mint a coin to help to preserve the lessons we need to never forget from that day and what it did to New York City and our nation,” Senator Capito said.
Representatives Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) and Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives, and the bill is supported by the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
The full bill text can be found here.