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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.

H.R. 2263Introduced Jul 25, 1997Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Nov 12, 1998.

Sponsor: Rep. Paul McHale D-PA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-15 district

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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.