To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
USA117th CongressHR-310| House
| Updated: 12/21/2022
Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (250)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Adrian Smith (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Steven Horsford (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)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Jim Jordan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Darrell Issa (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)John Joyce (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mark E. Green (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)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)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Mike Levin (Democratic)Fred Keller (Republican)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 116-587To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-2315To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7129-7131)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 310.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7129)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7129)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7083)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7083)
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-256.
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To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
USA117th CongressHR-310| House
| Updated: 12/21/2022
This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.
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Timeline
Bill from Previous Congress
HR 116-587To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-2315To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7129-7131)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 310.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7129)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7129)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7083)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7083)
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-256.
Stephen F. Lynch
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (250)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Diana Harshbarger (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Adrian Smith (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Kay Granger (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ashley Hinson (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Steven Horsford (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)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Jim Jordan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Darrell Issa (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Liz Cheney (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)John Joyce (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Blake D. Moore (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mark E. Green (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)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)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Michelle Fischbach (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Troy Balderson (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Mike Levin (Democratic)Fred Keller (Republican)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AfricaCongressional tributesDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationLaw enforcement officersLibyaMiddle EastTerrorismVeterans' organizations and recognition