Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Dec 14, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-269.
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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2015
- Passed SenateFeb 22, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 7, 2016
- Became lawDec 14, 2016Public Law 114-269
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services in recognition of their service and contributions during World War II.
After the medal is awarded, it must be given to the Smithsonian Institution.
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2015 to Dec 18, 2015; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Nov 4, 2015 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 17, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2015Discharged Feb 22, 2016 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2016 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 24, 2016 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2016Signed by President.
- Dec 14, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-269.
- Dec 7, 2016Presented to President.
- Nov 30, 2016Mr. Huizenga (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 30, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7024-7028)
- Nov 30, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2234.
- Nov 30, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H7024-7025)
- Nov 30, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 24, 2016Referred 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.
- Feb 23, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 23, 2016Received in the House.
- Feb 23, 2016Held at the desk.
- Feb 22, 2016Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S914-915)
- Feb 22, 2016Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S914-915)
- Feb 22, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S914-915)
- Nov 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Nov 4, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7024–H7028Text printed H7024 | Bill Foster D-IL, Bill Huizenga R-MI, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S914Text printed S914 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Feb 22, 2016 |
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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45101 | Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| IF10934 | Duplicate Congressional Gold Medals: Frequently Asked Questions | Resource | Mar 7, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3929 | Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act | Related bill | Nov 4, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 24, 2016Referred in House
- Feb 22, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
