Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resiliency, sacrifice, and service to protect the forests, grasslands, and communities of the United States.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2025 to Jul 23, 2026; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jan 23, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jan 23, 2025 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 29, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 7, 2025 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 1, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Jul 23, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S231 | John Barrasso R-WY (text) | Jan 16, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resiliency, sacrifice, and service to protect the forests, grasslands, and communities of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
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