House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-371
To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War.
Became law on Nov 12, 1998.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 1997
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 8, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 21, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 12, 1998
Latest action: Nov 12, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-371.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
162 cosponsors — 83 Republicans, 78 Democrats, 1 independent
81 of 162 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gary Condit (D-CA) and 132 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul McHale.
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- H.Con.Res. 351 (105th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910.
- H.R. 1323 (105th) Tobacco Advertising Tax Reform Act
- H.R. 3668 (105th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of burial flags for deceased…
- H.R. 2958 (105th) Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act Amendments of 1997
- H.J.Res. 140 (105th) Condemning and censuring William Jefferson Clinton.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.