To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors 326

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 31, 2021 to Oct 25, 2021; 163 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Committees 2

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

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

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.

Related bills 1

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

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

• Afghanistan
• Armed Forces and National Security
• Asia
• Conflicts and wars
• Congressional tributes
• Emergency planning and evacuation
• Military operations and strategy
• Military personnel and dependents
• Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
• Smithsonian Institution
• Terrorism

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

1. —Enrolled Bill
2. Oct 26, 2021Received in Senate
3. Oct 25, 2021Engrossed in House
4. Aug 31, 2021Introduced in House