HR 1225
115th Congress
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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history…
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Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss in recognition of his contributions to the preservation of American Civil War history and his continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Cosponsors
50
Bishop, Mike
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Carson, André
D
Raskin, Jamie
R
LaHood, Darin
D
Brownley, Julia
Yoder, Kevin
D
Pingree, Chellie
Meehan, Patrick
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Kelly, Robin L.
R
Higgins, Clay
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Blum, Rod
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
D
Garamendi, John
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Kelly, Mike
Lance, Leonard
Marino, Tom
R
Mast, Brian J.
Mitchell, Paul
Paulsen, Erik
Poliquin, Bruce
Renacci, James
ROHRABACHER, DANA
Roskam, Peter
ROYCE, ED
R
Rutherford, John H.
Sanford, Mark
SHIMKUS, JOHN
R
Turner, Michael R.
R
Wilson, Joe
D
Lofgren, Zoe
Rooney, Thomas
D
Cohen, Steve
R
Hill, J. French
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Costa, Jim
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Cook, Paul
Comstock, Barbara
Delaney, John
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1225: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1225/
"H.R. 1225: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1225/.
H.R. 1225, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1225/.
[H.R. 1225: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1225/)