HR 1085 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Nancy Pelosi D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
  2. Passed HouseMar 17, 2021
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 87On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed413–12Mar 17, 2021

Yea 413

Nay 12

Not voting 5

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJAndy KimOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalFeb 18, 2021
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Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Feb 18, 2021
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Feb 18, 2021
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2021

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1480)
  2. 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)
  3. Mar 17, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. Mar 17, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  5. Mar 16, 2021Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2251Cheri Bustos D-ILMay 12, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H1740Steny H. Hoyer D-MDApr 14, 2021
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E262Recorded votes H1480awardLists H1480Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1085, award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol PoliceSheila Jackson Lee D-TXMar 17, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H1371–H1373Text printed H1371Andy Barr R-KY, Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Maxine Waters D-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CAMar 16, 2021
HouseNotices H1116Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1085, award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol PoliceJohn A. Yarmuth D-KYMar 8, 2021
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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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

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.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1965To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.Related billMar 17, 2021
S 2063A 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 billJun 15, 2021
HR 3325To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.Related billAug 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.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2021Referred in Senate
  2. Mar 17, 2021Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House

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