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To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Introduced: February 18, 2021 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Mar 17, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Mar 17, 2021

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 12 (Roll no. 87). (text: 3/16/2021 CR H1371)

Mar 17, 2021

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1480)

Mar 17, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 16, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1085.

Mar 16, 2021

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1371-1373)

Mar 16, 2021

Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Mar 16, 2021

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced in House

Feb 18, 2021

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.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 17, 2021	House · vote #87	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	413–12	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Following the award of these medals, one medal shall be given to the USCP, one medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and one medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and displayed with a plaque listing all law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

What's happening now March 17, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 331

Babin, Brian

Texas · Mar 17, 2021

Hudson, Richard

North Carolina · Mar 17, 2021

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Mar 11, 2021

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Mar 8, 2021

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Mar 8, 2021

Bentz, Cliff

Oregon · Mar 8, 2021

Bera, Ami

California · Mar 8, 2021

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Mar 8, 2021

Carter, John R.

Texas · Mar 8, 2021

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 8, 2021

Cline, Ben

Virginia · Mar 8, 2021

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Mar 8, 2021

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · Mar 8, 2021

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Mar 8, 2021

Illinois · Mar 8, 2021

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Mar 8, 2021

LaTurner, Jake

· Mar 8, 2021

Loudermilk, Barry

Georgia · Mar 8, 2021

Indiana · Mar 8, 2021

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Mar 8, 2021

Schweikert, David

Arizona · Mar 8, 2021

Spartz, Victoria

Indiana · Mar 8, 2021

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Mar 8, 2021

Tiffany, Thomas P.

Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2021

Missouri · Mar 8, 2021

Georgia · Feb 26, 2021

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Feb 26, 2021

Florida · Feb 26, 2021

Carl, Jerry

· Feb 26, 2021

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Feb 26, 2021

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Feb 26, 2021

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Feb 26, 2021

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Feb 26, 2021

Estes, Ron

Kansas · Feb 26, 2021

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Feb 26, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1085/

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"H.R. 1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1085/.

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