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S567Referred to Committee

First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
66
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat · RI · Senator
Votes with party: 60.7% (318 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000802

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (66)

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

  • Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Jack Reed (D-RI)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2025-02-13
  • John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2025-02-13
  • John Hoeven (R-ND)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Tim Kaine (D-VA)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)Original· 2025-02-13
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)· 2025-02-24
  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)· 2025-02-25
  • Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)· 2025-02-27
  • Christopher Murphy (D-CT)· 2025-03-03
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)· 2025-03-10
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2025-03-25
  • Andy Kim (D-NJ)· 2025-04-01
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)· 2025-06-02
  • Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)· 2025-06-09
  • John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-11-05
  • Brian Schatz (D-HI)· 2025-11-07
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)· 2026-03-02
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)· 2026-03-02
  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)· 2026-03-02
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)· 2026-03-02
  • Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2026-03-04
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)· 2026-03-04
  • Thom Tillis (R-NC)· 2026-03-04
  • Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· 2026-03-05
  • John Barrasso (R-WY)· 2026-03-05
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· 2026-03-09
  • John Boozman (R-AR)· 2026-03-09
  • Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)· 2026-03-10
  • Mike Rounds (R-SD)· 2026-03-11
  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)· 2026-03-16
  • Ted Budd (R-NC)· 2026-03-16
  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)· 2026-03-18
  • David McCormick (R-PA)· 2026-03-23
  • James E. Risch (R-ID)· 2026-03-23
  • Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)· 2026-03-23
  • Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)· 2026-04-15
  • Deb Fischer (R-NE)· 2026-04-15
  • Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· 2026-04-15
  • John Kennedy (R-LA)· 2026-04-15
  • Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)· 2026-04-15
  • Susan M. Collins (R-ME)· 2026-04-15
  • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)· 2026-04-16
  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)· 2026-04-16
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· 2026-04-16
  • Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)· 2026-04-22
  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)· 2026-04-27
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· 2026-04-27
  • Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)· 2026-04-27
  • Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)· 2026-04-28
  • Edward J. Markey (D-MA)· 2026-04-28
  • Jon Ossoff (D-GA)· 2026-04-28
  • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)· 2026-04-28
  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2026-04-28
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)· 2026-04-30
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)· 2026-04-30
  • Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)· 2026-05-11
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)· 2026-05-12

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.

2025-02-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-13
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-13

Plain-English Summary

First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.

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

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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