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H.R. 3138 116th Congress House

‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women's Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the "Six Triple Eight".

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Gwen Moore Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Jun 5, 2019
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

"Six Triple Eight" Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

This bill directs 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 in honor of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (commonly known as the "Six Triple Eight") in recognition of their pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and contributions to increase the morale of personnel stationed in the European theater of operations during World War II.

The medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and made available for display and research.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 106
All 106 Democratic 56 Republican 4
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 24, 2020
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 16, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 30, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 30, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 2020
Byrne, Bradley
· Oct 27, 2020
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 29, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 29, 2020
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 29, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 11, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 25, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jun 4, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 22, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 11, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Mar 9, 2020
Lesko, Debbie
· Mar 9, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 25, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 3, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jan 30, 2020
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jan 28, 2020
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 7, 2020
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 19, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Dec 6, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 4, 2019
Trone, David
· Nov 26, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 19, 2019
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 13, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Nov 13, 2019
Demings, Val
· Nov 8, 2019
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 28, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 22, 2019
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 16, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Oct 11, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 1, 2019
Pascrell, Bill
· Oct 1, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Sep 24, 2019
Axne, Cynthia
· Sep 19, 2019
Horn, Kendra
· Sep 16, 2019
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 16, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Sep 11, 2019
Rodgers, Cathy
· Sep 11, 2019
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