S 2234 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Nov 4, 2015 Originated Senate Became Public Law 114-269 Sponsor Roy Blunt R-MO

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
R-MS	Thad Cochran		Nov 17, 2015
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar		Dec 18, 2015
R-NE	Ben Sasse		Dec 18, 2015
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin		Dec 18, 2015
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		Dec 18, 2015
D-FL	Bill Nelson		Dec 18, 2015
R-TN	Bob Corker		Dec 18, 2015
D-HI	Brian Schatz		Dec 18, 2015
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons		Dec 18, 2015
D-CT	Christopher Murphy		Dec 18, 2015
R-IA	Chuck Grassley		Dec 18, 2015
R-CO	Cory Gardner		Dec 18, 2015
R-AK	Dan Sullivan		Dec 18, 2015
R-GA	David Perdue		Dec 18, 2015
R-NV	Dean Heller		Dec 18, 2015
R-NE	Deb Fischer		Dec 18, 2015
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow		Dec 18, 2015
D-MI	Gary C. Peters		Dec 18, 2015
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp		Dec 18, 2015
R-OK	James M. Inhofe		Dec 18, 2015
R-AL	Jeff Sessions		Dec 18, 2015
D-IN	Joe Donnelly		Dec 18, 2015
R-WY	John Barrasso		Dec 18, 2015
R-AR	John Boozman		Dec 18, 2015
R-TX	John Cornyn		Dec 18, 2015
R-ND	John Hoeven		Dec 18, 2015
R-SD	John Thune		Dec 18, 2015
R-GA	Johnny Isakson		Dec 18, 2015
R-IA	Joni Ernst		Dec 18, 2015
R-NH	Kelly Ayotte		Dec 18, 2015
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand		Dec 18, 2015
R-TN	Lamar Alexander		Dec 18, 2015
R-SC	Lindsey Graham		Dec 18, 2015
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski		Dec 18, 2015
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Dec 18, 2015
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi		Dec 18, 2015
R-ID	Mike Crapo		Dec 18, 2015
R-SD	Mike Rounds		Dec 18, 2015
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch		Dec 18, 2015
R-KS	Pat Roberts		Dec 18, 2015
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey		Dec 18, 2015
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal		Dec 18, 2015
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby		Dec 18, 2015
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Dec 18, 2015
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Dec 18, 2015
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr.		Dec 18, 2015
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		Dec 18, 2015
R-WI	Ron Johnson		Dec 18, 2015
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse		Dec 18, 2015
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Dec 18, 2015
D-OH	Sherrod Brown		Dec 18, 2015
R-MT	Steve Daines		Dec 18, 2015
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin		Dec 18, 2015
R-NC	Thom Tillis		Dec 18, 2015
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper		Dec 18, 2015
D-VA	Tim Kaine		Dec 18, 2015
R-SC	Tim Scott		Dec 18, 2015
D-NM	Tom Udall		Dec 18, 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)

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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.

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