U.S. Rep. Wants a Presidential Medal of Valor for 9/11 Line-of-Duty Deaths
By Michael Barasch
House Democratic Caucus chairman Rep. Joseph Crowley has introduced the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017, a bill that would extend eligibility for the Presidential Medal of Valor to public safety officers who responded on September 11, 2001 and later died of 9/11-related diseases.