United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1179 (117th)
Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced
18 February 2021
Last action
18 February 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Alexander Mooney, Derek Kilmer, Dan Crenshaw, CAROLYN MALONEY, David Trone, Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7], Aumua Amata Radewagen, Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1], Bryan Steil, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Young Kim, Trent Kelly, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Jefferson Van Drew, Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Debbie Lesko, Jim Banks, Conor Lamb, Carlos Gimenez, Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14], Michelle Steel, Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Scott Franklin, Adrian Smith, David Joyce, Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Norma Torres, Dan Bishop, Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Cynthia Axne, Rodney Davis, Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], David McKinley
Subjects
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Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the bravery and endurance of the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. The Department of the Treasury must strike duplicate medals in silver for presentation to a hostage (or the personal representative of a deceased hostage), and Treasury may also strike and sell duplicate medals in bronze.
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Timeline
18 February 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 February 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 February 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 February 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 February 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Alexander Mooney · R · Sponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Sponsor
- Dan Crenshaw · R · Sponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
- David Trone · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Aumua Amata Radewagen · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Bryan Steil · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Young Kim · R · Cosponsor
- Trent Kelly · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Jefferson Van Drew · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Debbie Lesko · R · Cosponsor
- Jim Banks · R · Cosponsor
- Conor Lamb · D · Cosponsor
- Carlos Gimenez · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Michelle Steel · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Scott Franklin · R · Cosponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
- David Joyce · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Norma Torres · D · Cosponsor
- Dan Bishop · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Axne · D · Cosponsor
- Rodney Davis · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1179
- us · 117-hr-1179 · source updated 7 April 2025