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HR1437Referred to Committee

Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-18
Introduced
28
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Marilyn Strickland
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (595 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001159

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (28)

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

  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)Original· 2025-02-18
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-0)· 2025-02-25
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)· 2025-02-25
  • Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)· 2025-02-25
  • Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-02-25
  • David Scott (D-GA-13)· 2025-02-27
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2025-03-04
  • Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2025-03-04
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2025-03-04
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)· 2025-03-04
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-03-04
  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2025-03-10
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)· 2025-03-10
  • Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)· 2025-03-10
  • Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4)· 2025-03-11
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2025-03-11
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2025-03-18
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2025-03-18
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2025-03-18
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2025-03-18
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-03-31
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV-4)· 2025-09-16
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)· 2025-12-02
  • Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)· 2026-02-24
  • Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2026-04-13

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 →

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.

2025-02-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-02-18
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-02-18

Previously

  • Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-02-18
  • Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-18

Plain-English Summary

Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the Buffalo Soldier regiments (six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the Armed Forces) in recognition of their vital service to the United States.

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

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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