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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.

H.R. 1294Introduced Mar 29, 2001Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Baca D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 28, 2002 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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

45 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 35 Democrats

10 of 45 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Brad Carson (D-OK), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), J. Forbes (R-VA), Barney Frank (D-MA), George Gekas (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-42 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.