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S. 4587 117th Congress Senate

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United States and international community during th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United States and international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and rule of law.

Introduced: July 21, 2022 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 21, 2022
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 Latest action July 21, 2022

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

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Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Berell Ferencz in recognition of his service to the United States and the international community during the post-World War II Nuremberg trials and his lifelong advocacy for international criminal justice and the rule of law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 68
All 68 Democratic 35 Republican 28 Independent 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 19, 2022
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 19, 2022
Blunt, Roy
· Dec 15, 2022
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 15, 2022
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Dec 15, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 15, 2022
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Dec 15, 2022
 R
Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Dec 15, 2022
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Dec 15, 2022
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Dec 14, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 12, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Dec 12, 2022
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Dec 12, 2022
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 8, 2022
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Dec 8, 2022
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 8, 2022
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 8, 2022
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Dec 8, 2022
Burr, Richard
· Dec 7, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 7, 2022
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 7, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 7, 2022
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 7, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 7, 2022
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 7, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Dec 7, 2022
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Dec 6, 2022
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 6, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 6, 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 6, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 6, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 6, 2022
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 5, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 5, 2022
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 5, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 5, 2022
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 5, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 5, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 5, 2022
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 5, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 5, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Nov 30, 2022
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 29, 2022
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 29, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4587: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4587/
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