HR 2427 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Mar 30, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Grothman R-WI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 30, 2023 Referred 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.

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. IntroducedMar 30, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam War and the fight against communism.

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2023 to Apr 6, 2023; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-KYJames ComerOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CAJohn S. DuarteOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-COKen BuckOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CAKevin KileyOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-ILMike BostOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-TXPat FallonOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-SCRussell FryOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalMar 30, 2023
R-TXWesley HuntOriginalMar 30, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuApr 6, 2023

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2023
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Mar 30, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 30, 2023Referred 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.

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 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Awarding a Gold Medal

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 58, March 30, 2023, page H1694.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3271Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActRelated billNov 9, 2023
HR 8110Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActReintroduction ofJun 16, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in House

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