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HR 1142 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 16, 2017
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Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill 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 Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War II.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 15, 2018
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 10, 2018
Black, Diane
· Jul 27, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 27, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Feb 16, 2017
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1142: Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1142/
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"H.R. 1142: Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1142/.
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H.R. 1142, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1142/.
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