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Amending title 36, United States Code, to designate September 11 as Patriot Day.

Public Law 107-89 · H.J.Res. 71 · 107th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 18, 2001 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY-13)

Cosponsors (22): Rep. Ray LaHood, Rep. Benjamin Gilman,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 407 yea, 0 nay407–0
SenateUnanimous consent

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates September 11 as Patriot Day. Requests the President to issue a proclamation each year regarding the observation of Patriot Day and the display of the U.S. flag at half staff in honor of individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 407 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

407 yea0 nay26 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(204)

Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-31
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-32
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-49
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-27
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17

Republicans who voted yea(202)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Felix GrucciR-NY-1
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-48
Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-2
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-2
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. Brian KernsR-IN-7
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-1

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 403 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Dec 18, 2001Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-89.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Dec 6, 2001PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 30, 2001FloorFloor · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
Oct 31, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Oct 25, 2001FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 407 - 0 (Roll no. 407).House roll call 407
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.