Establish an oral history program at the Library of Congress to collect video and audio personal histories from survivors of September 11, 2001.

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · New Jersey · Republican

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Direct the Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to establish a 9/11 survivor oral history program.. Promised outcome: Video and audio recordings of personal histories from September 11, 2001 survivors are collected and preserved.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Kean's congressional office about legislation introduced in the 119th Congress to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Occurrences

The 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act that Congressman Kean introduced with Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), would direct the Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to establish an oral history program to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories from survivors of September 11, 2001.

Kean introduced legislation that would create a Library of Congress oral history program for 9/11 survivors' personal histories.

Remembering 9/11: Kean Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Evidence

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Mr. Kean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Kean introduced H.R. 10340 and it was referred to committee, showing concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10340 (IH) - 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10340ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials from survivors of September 11, 2001;

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the promised oral-history collection for 9/11 survivors, but remains proposed legislation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo Bill Text: H.R. 10340 (IH), 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026
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Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists only the introduced-in-House version, with no enacted public law version shown, so delivery remains unresolved as of the refresh.

unresolved same_term

H.R. 10340 (IH) - 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10340ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-05 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to establish a Library of Congress oral history program for September 11 survivors, not merely to introduce legislation. Verified evidence shows Kean introduced H.R. 10340 and that the bill text would collect video and audio histories from survivors, establishing material candidate effort. But the verified status is only Introduced in House and referred to committee, with no verified evidence of enactment or program establishment as of 2026-10-05. With no deadline expired and only pending legislation, the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

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