The House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan legislation to move ahead with the trail commemorating the September 11 attacks.

Legislative champions of the September 11 National Memorial Trail included U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).

He commented: “I was proud to join [my Congressional colleagues] in introducing this legislation that will help ensure we never forget the resilience of America and that we will always honor the many heroes and innocent lives our nation lost that day.”

The September 11th National Memorial Trail is a 1,300-mile system linking:

• The World Trade Center in New York
• The Pentagon in Washington D.C
• The Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

It serves as a tribute to the fallen men and women who perished on September 11, 2001.

Starting at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, the trail will run:

• Northwest to the Flight 93 National Memorial
• East to New York City’s National September 11 Memorial and Museum
• South following the East Coast Greenway connecting to the 9/11 Memorial Garden of Reflection
• Back to the National Mall in Washington D.C. and ultimately to the Pentagon Memorial

Eighteen of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks were from Bucks County; nine were from Lower Makefield.