761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 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
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- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their role in the success of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and for the example they set as the first Black soldiers to go to war as part of an American armored unit.
Following the award of the gold medal, the gold medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture where it shall be available for display and research.
Cosponsors 290
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Feb 26, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-ND | Julie Fedorchak | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 13, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Feb 13, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Brad Knott | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-MI | John James | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 29, 2026 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 29, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Clay Fuller | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Vince Fong | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 17, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Oct 19, 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 26, 2025 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 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.
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. 38, February 26, 2025, page H880.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1022 | 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Feb 14, 2023 |
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 761st Tank Battalion, collectively, in recognition of their crucial role in the success of Allied forces in Europe and for the example they set as the first Black soldiers to go to war as part of an American armored unit.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
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