U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 2607
Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States.
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- Sponsor
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Introduced
- August 4, 2021, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- International Affairs (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (69)
44 Democrats, 25 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- John CornynR-TX
- Ben Ray LujánD-NM
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Marco RubioR-FL
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
Signed on later
- Bill HagertyR-TNOctober 18, 2021
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIOctober 18, 2021
- Chuck GrassleyR-IANovember 16, 2021
- John BoozmanR-ARDecember 1, 2021
- Lindsey GrahamR-SCDecember 8, 2021
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CADecember 13, 2021
- Jacky RosenD-NVDecember 15, 2021
- Richard BlumenthalD-CTFebruary 3, 2022
- Mike BraunR-INFebruary 3, 2022
- Christopher A. CoonsD-DEFebruary 3, 2022
- Martin HeinrichD-NMFebruary 3, 2022
- Chris Van HollenD-MDFebruary 3, 2022
- Raphael G. WarnockD-GAFebruary 3, 2022
- Kyrsten SinemaD-AZFebruary 28, 2022
- Steve DainesR-MTMarch 8, 2022
- Marsha BlackburnR-TNMarch 10, 2022
- Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVMarch 10, 2022
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYMarch 10, 2022
- Mike LeeR-UTMarch 10, 2022
- Amy KlobucharD-MNMarch 14, 2022
- Gary C. PetersD-MIMarch 14, 2022
- Tina SmithD-MNMarch 14, 2022
- Tammy BaldwinD-WIMarch 16, 2022
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.D-PAMarch 16, 2022
- Joni ErnstR-IAMarch 16, 2022
- Joe Manchin, IIID-WVMarch 16, 2022
- Rick ScottR-FLMarch 16, 2022
- Debbie StabenowD-MIMarch 16, 2022
- Jon TesterD-MTMarch 16, 2022
- Cory A. BookerD-NJMarch 24, 2022
- Angus S. King, Jr.D-MEMarch 24, 2022
- Thom TillisR-NCMarch 24, 2022
- Ron WydenD-ORMarch 24, 2022
- Michael F. BennetD-COMarch 29, 2022
- Benjamin L. CardinD-MDMarch 29, 2022
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MAMarch 29, 2022
- Mark R. WarnerD-VAMarch 29, 2022
- Jon OssoffD-GAMarch 30, 2022
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NHMarch 30, 2022
- Ted CruzR-TXApril 5, 2022
- Christopher MurphyD-CTApril 5, 2022
- Richard J. DurbinD-ILApril 6, 2022
- John W. HickenlooperD-COApril 6, 2022
- Tim KaineD-VAApril 25, 2022
- Patrick J. LeahyD-VTApril 25, 2022
- Jeff MerkleyD-ORApril 25, 2022
- Richard BurrR-NCMay 16, 2022
- Tammy DuckworthD-ILMay 16, 2022
- Roger MarshallR-KSMay 16, 2022
- Mark KellyD-AZMay 17, 2022
- James M. InhofeR-OKMay 18, 2022
- John KennedyR-LAMay 24, 2022
- Margaret Wood HassanD-NHJune 8, 2022
- John BarrassoR-WYJune 13, 2022
- Tim ScottR-SCJune 21, 2022
- Tom CottonR-ARJune 23, 2022
- Bernard SandersD-VTJune 23, 2022
- Mazie K. HironoD-HIJuly 18, 2022
- John HoevenR-NDJuly 19, 2022
- Kevin CramerR-NDAugust 3, 2022
- James LankfordR-OKAugust 4, 2022
- Charles E. SchumerD-NYAugust 4, 2022
- Sherrod BrownD-OHSeptember 6, 2022
- Mike RoundsR-SDSeptember 13, 2022
Withdrew
- Bill CassidyR-LAwithdrew July 11, 2022