To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Latest action · Mar 17, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 17, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Following the award of these medals, one medal shall be given to the USCP, one medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and one medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and displayed with a plaque listing all law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 87 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed413–12 | Mar 17, 2021 |
Cosponsors 335
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Mar 17, 2021; 260 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 Feb 18, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1480)
- Mar 17, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 12 (Roll no. 87). (text: 3/16/2021 CR H1371)
- Mar 17, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 17, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Mar 16, 2021Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 16, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1371-1373)
- Mar 16, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1085.
- Mar 16, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021Referred 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 6
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 H2251 | Cheri Bustos D-IL | May 12, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1740 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Apr 14, 2021 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E262Recorded votes H1480awardLists H1480Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1085, award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 17, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1371–H1373Text printed H1371 | Andy Barr R-KY, Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Maxine Waters D-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA | Mar 16, 2021 |
| House | Notices H1116Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1085, award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Mar 8, 2021 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H535.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1965 | To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol. | Related bill | Mar 17, 2021 |
| S 2063 | A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Related bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
| HR 3325 | To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Related bill | Aug 5, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crimes against property
- District of Columbia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Law enforcement officers
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Protest and dissent
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Referred in Senate
- Mar 17, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
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