Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 18, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the Buffalo Soldier regiments (six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the Armed Forces) in recognition of their vital service to the United States.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 15, 2026 |
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 Feb 18, 2025 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 18, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2025Referred 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E753 | Frank J. Mrvan D-IN | Jul 30, 2026 |
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. 171, no. 32, February 18, 2025, page H724.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2487 | Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 28, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Buffalo Soldier regiments, authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the United States Armed Forces, in recognition of their superior, dedicated, and vital service to our Nation.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced 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.
