Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · May 11, 2022 Received in the Senate.
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 18, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz in recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law.
Cosponsors 296
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2021 to May 10, 2022; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 Nov 18, 2021 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2021 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Received in the Senate.
- May 10, 2022Mr. Garcia (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 10, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4755-4758)
- May 10, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6015.
- May 10, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4755-4756)
- May 10, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2021Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 1
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 H4755–H4758Text printed H4755Notices H4792Estimated budget effects of H.R. 6015, Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act | J. French Hill R-AR, Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Kathy E. Manning D-NC, Lois Frankel D-FL | May 10, 2022 |
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. 201, November 18, 2021, page H6608.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4587 | Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act | Related bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United States and international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and rule of law.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Received in Senate
- May 10, 2022Engrossed in House
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
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.
