119th Congress

H.R. 1628

761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Gary J. Palmer(R-AL)
Introduced: Feb 26, 2025
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committees: House Committee on Financial Services; House Committee on House Administration
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (288)

Original cosponsors (7)

Added later (281)

Don Bacon (R-NE) · Mar 3, 2025
Michael A. Rulli (R-OH) · Mar 3, 2025
Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Mar 3, 2025
Chuck Edwards (R-NC) · Sep 3, 2025
Bruce Westerman (R-AR) · Dec 9, 2025
Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA) · Dec 9, 2025
Cory Mills (R-FL) · Dec 9, 2025
Dale W. Strong (R-AL) · Dec 9, 2025
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · Dec 9, 2025
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) · Dec 9, 2025
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Dec 9, 2025
Jay Obernolte (R-CA) · Dec 9, 2025
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Dec 9, 2025
John W. Rose (R-TN) · Dec 9, 2025
Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) · Dec 9, 2025
Mark Takano (D-CA) · Dec 9, 2025
Michael Cloud (R-TX) · Dec 9, 2025
Michael Guest (R-MS) · Dec 9, 2025
Mike Carey (R-OH) · Dec 9, 2025
Pete Sessions (R-TX) · Dec 9, 2025
Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) · Dec 9, 2025
Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Dec 9, 2025
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) · Dec 9, 2025
Donald Norcross (D-NJ) · Dec 16, 2025
Josh Brecheen (R-OK) · Dec 16, 2025
Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) · Dec 16, 2025
Mike Kelly (R-PA) · Dec 16, 2025
Wesley Bell (D-MO) · Dec 16, 2025
Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ) · Dec 18, 2025
Adam Smith (D-WA) · Dec 18, 2025
Andy Biggs (R-AZ) · Dec 18, 2025
August Pfluger (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) · Dec 18, 2025
Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Burgess Owens (R-UT) · Dec 18, 2025
Byron Donalds (R-FL) · Dec 18, 2025
Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL) · Dec 18, 2025
Carol D. Miller (R-WV) · Dec 18, 2025
Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) · Dec 18, 2025
Claudia Tenney (R-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Cleo Fields (D-LA) · Dec 18, 2025
Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · Dec 18, 2025
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) · Dec 18, 2025
Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · Dec 18, 2025
Glenn Thompson (R-PA) · Dec 18, 2025
Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) · Dec 18, 2025
Harold Rogers (R-KY) · Dec 18, 2025
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Dec 18, 2025
Jared F. Golden (D-ME) · Dec 18, 2025
Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) · Dec 18, 2025
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Dec 18, 2025
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) · Dec 18, 2025
Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Dec 18, 2025
Marc A. Veasey (D-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Dec 18, 2025
Mark E. Amodei (R-NV) · Dec 18, 2025
Mary E. Miller (R-IL) · Dec 18, 2025
Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Mike Ezell (R-MS) · Dec 18, 2025
Mike Kennedy (R-UT) · Dec 18, 2025
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Dec 18, 2025
Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Pat Harrigan (R-NC) · Dec 18, 2025
Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) · Dec 18, 2025
Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Randy Feenstra (R-IA) · Dec 18, 2025
Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Richard McCormick (R-GA) · Dec 18, 2025
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Dec 18, 2025
Roger Williams (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Dec 18, 2025
Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Dec 18, 2025
Tim Moore (R-NC) · Dec 18, 2025
Tim Walberg (R-MI) · Dec 18, 2025
Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Dec 18, 2025
Troy A. Carter (D-LA) · Dec 18, 2025
Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Wesley Hunt (R-TX) · Dec 18, 2025
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jan 6, 2026
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Jan 13, 2026
Brian Jack (R-GA) · Jan 13, 2026
David Rouzer (R-NC) · Jan 13, 2026
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Jan 13, 2026
Jake Ellzey (R-TX) · Jan 13, 2026
Jeff Hurd (R-CO) · Jan 13, 2026
John R. Carter (R-TX) · Jan 13, 2026
Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) · Jan 13, 2026
Rick W. Allen (R-GA) · Jan 13, 2026
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Jan 13, 2026
Tom Barrett (R-MI) · Jan 13, 2026
Tom Cole (R-OK) · Jan 13, 2026
Vern Buchanan (R-FL) · Jan 13, 2026
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · Jan 14, 2026
Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Jan 14, 2026
Brett Guthrie (R-KY) · Jan 21, 2026
Bryan Steil (R-WI) · Jan 21, 2026
Darren Soto (D-FL) · Jan 21, 2026
Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Jan 21, 2026
Josh Riley (D-NY) · Jan 21, 2026
Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Jan 21, 2026
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Jan 21, 2026
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) · Jan 21, 2026
Robert E. Latta (R-OH) · Jan 21, 2026
Russell Fry (R-SC) · Jan 21, 2026
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · Jan 21, 2026
Angie Craig (D-MN) · Feb 9, 2026
Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) · Feb 13, 2026
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Feb 13, 2026
Aaron Bean (R-FL) · Feb 17, 2026
Austin Scott (R-GA) · Feb 17, 2026
Celeste Maloy (R-UT) · Feb 17, 2026
David Schweikert (R-AZ) · Feb 17, 2026
Elijah Crane (R-AZ) · Feb 17, 2026
Glenn Grothman (R-WI) · Feb 17, 2026
Julia Letlow (R-LA) · Feb 17, 2026
Mike Bost (R-IL) · Feb 17, 2026
Ronny Jackson (R-TX) · Feb 17, 2026
Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · Feb 17, 2026
Tony Wied (R-WI) · Feb 17, 2026
Troy Balderson (R-OH) · Feb 17, 2026
Troy Downing (R-MT) · Feb 17, 2026
William R. Timmons IV (R-SC) · Feb 17, 2026
Young Kim (R-CA) · Feb 17, 2026
Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Feb 23, 2026
Brad Finstad (R-MN) · Feb 24, 2026
Brian Babin (R-TX) · Feb 24, 2026
John R. Moolenaar (R-MI) · Feb 24, 2026
Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK) · Feb 24, 2026
Patrick Ryan (D-NY) · Feb 24, 2026
Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) · Feb 24, 2026
Russ Fulcher (R-ID) · Feb 24, 2026
Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT) · Feb 24, 2026
Warren Davidson (R-OH) · Feb 24, 2026
Erin Houchin (R-IN) · Feb 25, 2026
Victoria Spartz (R-IN) · Feb 25, 2026
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) · Mar 3, 2026
Adrian Smith (R-NE) · Mar 4, 2026
Mike Flood (R-NE) · Mar 4, 2026
Sheri Biggs (R-SC) · Mar 4, 2026
Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) · Mar 5, 2026
Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) · Apr 15, 2026
Jim Jordan (R-OH) · Apr 15, 2026
Rudy Yakym III (R-IN) · Apr 15, 2026
Andrew Ogles (R-TN) · Apr 16, 2026
Bill Huizenga (R-MI) · Apr 16, 2026
Brad Knott (R-NC) · Apr 16, 2026
David P. Joyce (R-OH) · Apr 16, 2026
Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) · Apr 16, 2026
Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX) · Apr 16, 2026
John James (R-MI) · Apr 16, 2026
John Joyce (R-PA) · Apr 16, 2026
Kevin Hern (R-OK) · Apr 16, 2026
Laurel M. Lee (R-FL) · Apr 16, 2026
Mark Alford (R-MO) · Apr 16, 2026
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) · Apr 16, 2026
Randy Fine (R-FL) · Apr 16, 2026
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR) · Apr 21, 2026
Addison P. McDowell (R-NC) · Apr 29, 2026
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · May 12, 2026
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) · May 12, 2026
Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · May 12, 2026
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · May 12, 2026
Steven Horsford (D-NV) · May 12, 2026
Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · May 14, 2026
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · May 15, 2026
Diana DeGette (D-CO) · May 19, 2026
George Whitesides (D-CA) · May 19, 2026
Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · May 19, 2026
Kim Schrier (D-WA) · May 19, 2026
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · May 19, 2026
Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN) · May 19, 2026
Tim Burchett (R-TN) · May 19, 2026
Val T. Hoyle (D-OR) · May 19, 2026
Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · May 29, 2026
Betty McCollum (D-MN) · May 29, 2026
Cliff Bentz (R-OR) · May 29, 2026
Gwen Moore (D-WI) · May 29, 2026
Jared Huffman (D-CA) · May 29, 2026
John J. McGuire III (R-VA) · May 29, 2026
Ed Case (D-HI) · Jun 2, 2026
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Jun 3, 2026
Clay Fuller (R-GA) · Jun 3, 2026
Ashley Hinson (R-IA) · Jun 4, 2026
Gabe Evans (R-CO) · Jun 4, 2026
Kevin Kiley (I-CA) · Jun 4, 2026
Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) · Jun 4, 2026
Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO) · Jun 4, 2026
Trent Kelly (R-MS) · Jun 4, 2026
Vince Fong (R-CA) · Jun 4, 2026
Ben Cline (R-VA) · Jun 8, 2026
David J. Taylor (R-OH) · Jun 8, 2026
David Kustoff (R-TN) · Jun 8, 2026
Frank D. Lucas (R-OK) · Jun 8, 2026
Jason Smith (R-MO) · Jun 8, 2026
Joe Wilson (R-SC) · Jun 8, 2026
Keith Self (R-TX) · Jun 8, 2026
Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) · Jun 8, 2026
Richard Hudson (R-NC) · Jun 8, 2026
Riley M. Moore (R-WV) · Jun 8, 2026
Ann Wagner (R-MO) · Jun 9, 2026
Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) · Jun 9, 2026
Blake D. Moore (R-UT) · Jun 9, 2026
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) · Jun 9, 2026
David G. Valadao (R-CA) · Jun 9, 2026
Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · Jun 9, 2026
Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) · Jun 9, 2026
James C. Moylan (R-GU) · Jun 9, 2026
James R. Baird (R-IN) · Jun 9, 2026
Jeff Crank (R-CO) · Jun 9, 2026
Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) · Jun 9, 2026
Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · Jun 9, 2026
Ken Calvert (R-CA) · Jun 9, 2026
Lance Gooden (R-TX) · Jun 9, 2026
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) · Jun 9, 2026
Mark Harris (R-NC) · Jun 9, 2026
Matt Van Epps (R-TN) · Jun 9, 2026
Max L. Miller (R-OH) · Jun 9, 2026
Mike Collins (R-GA) · Jun 9, 2026
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) · Jun 9, 2026
Pat Fallon (R-TX) · Jun 9, 2026
Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) · Jun 9, 2026
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) · Jun 9, 2026
Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) · Jun 9, 2026
Scott Franklin (R-FL) · Jun 9, 2026
Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI) · Jun 9, 2026
Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) · Jun 10, 2026
Daniel Webster (R-FL) · Jun 10, 2026
James Comer (R-KY) · Jun 10, 2026
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Jun 10, 2026
Michael R. Turner (R-OH) · Jun 10, 2026
Sam Graves (R-MO) · Jun 10, 2026
Steve Womack (R-AR) · Jun 10, 2026
Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA) · Jul 16, 2026
Eric Burlison (R-MO) · Jul 16, 2026
John H. Rutherford (R-FL) · Jul 16, 2026
Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Jul 16, 2026
W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) · Jul 16, 2026
Danny K. Davis (D-IL) · Jul 22, 2026
Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · Jul 22, 2026
Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Aug 31, 2026
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Sep 1, 2026
Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) · Sep 1, 2026
Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Sep 1, 2026
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) · Sep 2, 2026
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) · Sep 2, 2026
Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL) · Sep 2, 2026
Christian D. Menefee (D-TX) · Sep 2, 2026
Clay Higgins (R-LA) · Sep 2, 2026
Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Sep 2, 2026
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Sep 2, 2026
Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Sep 2, 2026
J. Luis Correa (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
James E. Clyburn (D-SC) · Sep 2, 2026
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Sep 2, 2026
Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) · Sep 2, 2026
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Sep 2, 2026
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Sep 2, 2026
LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) · Sep 2, 2026
Lucy McBath (D-GA) · Sep 2, 2026
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) · Sep 2, 2026
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Sep 2, 2026
Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Sep 2, 2026
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) · Sep 2, 2026
Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) · Sep 2, 2026
Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) · Sep 2, 2026
Andy Barr (R-KY) · Sep 3, 2026
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) · Sep 3, 2026
Rick Larsen (D-WA) · Sep 3, 2026
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Sep 3, 2026
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Sep 10, 2026
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Sep 10, 2026
Scott H. Peters (D-CA) · Sep 15, 2026
Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Sep 17, 2026

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

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Actions

Feb 26, 2025 · House
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.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House