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S142Referred to Committee

Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
31
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

John Barrasso
John Barrasso
Republican · WY · Senator
Votes with party: 75.6% (854 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001261

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (31)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)Original· 2025-01-16
  • James E. Risch (R-ID)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)Original· 2025-01-16
  • Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)· 2025-01-23
  • Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· 2025-01-23
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)· 2025-09-16
  • Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· 2025-09-29
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)· 2025-10-01
  • Jerry Moran (R-KS)· 2025-10-07
  • John Hoeven (R-ND)· 2025-11-10
  • Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)· 2025-11-20
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· 2025-12-02
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)· 2025-12-02
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)· 2025-12-10
  • John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-12-10
  • Jon Ossoff (D-GA)· 2025-12-15
  • Mike Rounds (R-SD)· 2026-01-27
  • John Boozman (R-AR)· 2026-02-04
  • Deb Fischer (R-NE)· 2026-03-16
  • Ted Cruz (R-TX)· 2026-03-17
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2026-03-19
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2026-03-24

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)

2025-01-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-16

Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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