House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-16
To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Became law on Jul 12, 2013.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2013
- Committee actionJun 27, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2013 · 415–0
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 2, 2013
- Became lawJul 12, 2013
Latest action: Jul 12, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-16.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 324.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H178):Article 1. Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 324, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/324
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
326 cosponsors — 205 Republicans, 121 Democrats
121 of 326 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL) and 296 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller.
- H.R. 5441 (113th) To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of…
- H.J.Res. 105 (113th) Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez.
- H.R. 3302 (113th) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs…
- H.R. 357 (113th) GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014
- H.R. 1095 (113th) TSA Loose Change Act
- H.R. 2189 (113th) To improve the processing of disability claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.