House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 3, 2017
- Committee actionDec 12, 2018
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2018 · without objection
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 13, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2315.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LYNCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 76, May 3, 2017, Page H3324):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2315, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
298 cosponsors — 200 Republicans, 96 Democrats, 2 independents
201 of 298 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL) and 268 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Lynch.
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- H.R. 2464 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the…
- H.R. 1220 (115th) To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 760 (115th) Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017
- H.Res. 993 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States…
- H.R. 2908 (115th) Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.