HR 1726 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.

Introduced Apr 25, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-120 Sponsor Bill Posey R-FL

Latest action · Jun 10, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-120.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 25, 2013
Passed HouseMay 19, 2014
Passed SenateMay 22, 2014
To the PresidentJun 3, 2014
Became lawJun 10, 2014Public Law 113-120

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 19, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts of valor in the face of adversity.

Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the 65th Infantry Regiment, including locations in Puerto Rico.

Cosponsors 301

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2013 to Apr 30, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-PR	Pedro R. Pierluisi	Original	Apr 25, 2013
D-NJ	Albio Sires		May 14, 2013
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		May 14, 2013
R-FL	Daniel Webster		May 14, 2013
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen		May 14, 2013
D-AZ	Ed Pastor		May 14, 2013
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		May 14, 2013
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson		May 14, 2013
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		May 14, 2013
D-MA	James P. McGovern		May 14, 2013
D-FL	Joe Garcia		May 14, 2013
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano		May 14, 2013
D-CA	Juan Vargas		May 14, 2013
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard		May 14, 2013
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		May 14, 2013

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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Apr 25, 2013
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Apr 25, 2013

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 10, 2014Signed by President.
Jun 10, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-120.
Jun 3, 2014Presented to President.
May 23, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3308)
May 20, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
May 19, 2014Mr. Huizenga (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4440-4444)
May 19, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1726.
May 19, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4440-4441)
Apr 25, 2013Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2013Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S3536	Richard J. Durbin D-IL	Jun 10, 2014
Senate	Debate and remarks S3308	Harry Reid D-NV	May 22, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H4440–H4444Text printed H4440	Bill Huizenga R-MI, Bill Posey R-FL, Jose E. Serrano D-NY, Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL, Michael E. Capuano D-MA, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR	May 19, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H2303, H2304	Bill Posey R-FL, Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR	Apr 25, 2013

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H7252-H7253] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: H.R. 3542. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers. H.R. 713: Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Honda. H.R. 715: Mr. McNerney and Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 809: Mr. Fincher. H.R. 919: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 997: Mr. Latham and Mrs. Miller of Michigan. H.R. 1020: Ms. Foxx. H.R. 1024: Mr. Barrow of Georgia. H.R. 1124: Mrs. Beatty. H.R. 1179: Mr. Cohen and Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 1199: Mr. Garcia. H.R. 1209: Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. Fudge. H.R. 1248: Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1310: Mr. Lamborn. H.R. 1339: Mr. Lipinski and Mrs. Capito. H.R. 1428: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1429: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 1449: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. Southerland. H.R. 1461: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Nugent. H.R. 1518: Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Bilirakis. H.R. 1563: Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Graves of Missouri. H.R. 1601: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 1616: Mr. Gibson. H.R. 1666: Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Eshoo. H.R. 1717: Mr. David Scott of Georgia and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1726: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 1761: Mr. Roe of Tennessee. H.R. 1779: Mr. Peterson. H.R. 1830: Ms. Esty. H.R. 1851: Ms. Kuster and Mr. Horsford. H.R. 1852: Mr. Ross, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Labrador, and Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 1869: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1878: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 1920: Mr. Rigell. H.R. 1985: Mr. Goodlatte. H.R. 1992: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois and Mr. Sires. H.R. 2027: Mr. Cassidy. H.R. 2028: Mr. Tierney. H.R. 2144: Mr. Duncan of South Carolina. H.R. 2305: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2385: Mrs. Wagner. H.R. 2446: Mrs. Wagner. H.R. 2553: Ms. Moore, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Titus, and Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 2560: Mr. Rangel. H.R. 2607: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Israel, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 2619: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 2663: Mr. Ross. H.R. 2697: Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia. H.R. 2703: Mr. Doyle. H.R. 2725: Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Stutzman, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz. H.R. 2785: Mr. Renacci. H.R. 2791: Mr. Gibson and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan. H.R. 2818: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 2945: Mr. Roskam. H.R. 3040: Mr. Gene Green of Texas. H.R. 3105: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Cotton. H.R. 3111: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3121: Mr. Renacci. H.R. 3125: Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Loebsack. H.R. 3135: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 3143: Mr. Israel. H.R. 3163: Mr. Moran. H.R. 3169: Mr. Burgess. H.R. 3189: Mr. Poe of Texas. H.R. 3206: Ms. Frankel of Florida. H.R. 3211: Mr. Fitzpatrick. H.R. 3240: Mr. Foster. H.R. 3297: Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 3299: Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Roskam. H.R. 3303: Mr. Bilirakis. H.R. 3308: Mr. Pittenger. H.R. 3309: Mr. Johnson of Ohio and Mr. Larsen of Washington. H.R. 3322: Mr. Rangel. H.R. 3327: Mrs. Bustos. H.R. 3333: Mr. Pet[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7253.

CRS reports 5

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Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

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R43744	Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works	Report	Nov 10, 2026
R45101	Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress	Report	Feb 6, 2026
RL34619	Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses	Report	Feb 6, 2026
R43814	Federal Inspectors General: History, Characteristics, and Recent Congressional Actions Archived	Report	Jul 20, 2016
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1174	A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.	Identical bill	Jun 18, 2013

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.

Subjects

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