Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act
USA117th CongressHR-1179| House
| Updated: 2/18/2021
Thomas R. Suozzi
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Adrian Smith (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Yvette Herrell (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Young Kim (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Kat Cammack (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Dan Bishop (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Michelle Steel (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ben Cline (Republican)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee, Budget Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the bravery and endurance of the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. The Department of the Treasury must strike duplicate medals in silver for presentation to a hostage (or the personal representative of a deceased hostage), and Treasury may also strike and sell duplicate medals in bronze.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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.
International Affairs
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Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act
USA117th CongressHR-1179| House
| Updated: 2/18/2021
Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the bravery and endurance of the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. The Department of the Treasury must strike duplicate medals in silver for presentation to a hostage (or the personal representative of a deceased hostage), and Treasury may also strike and sell duplicate medals in bronze.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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.
Thomas R. Suozzi
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Adrian Smith (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Yvette Herrell (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Young Kim (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Kat Cammack (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Dan Bishop (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Lisa C. McClain (Republican)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Michelle Steel (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Marie Newman (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Albio Sires (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ben Cline (Republican)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee, Budget Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadIranMiddle EastMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian Institution