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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Walsh in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to American society in the fields of law enforcement and victims' rights.

H.R. 986Introduced Mar 4, 1999Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. James Barcia D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 18, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

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

35 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 24 Democrats

11 of 35 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Robert Brady (D-PA), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), William Jefferson (D-LA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Steven Kuykendall (R-CA), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), Bill McCollum (R-FL), James McGovern (D-MA), John McHugh (R-NY), Bob Ney (R-OH), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Ed Royce (R-CA), Max Sandlin (D-TX) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Barcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.