House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-161
Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
Became law on Dec 23, 2024.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Committee actionDec 10, 2024
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024
Latest action: Dec 23, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-161.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1097.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PANETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 33, February 17, 2023, Page H856):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Veteran Citizen RecognitionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 17, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1097, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1097
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
301 cosponsors — 110 Republicans, 191 Democrats
110 of 301 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Colin Allred (D-TX), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO) and 271 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta.
- H.R. 1839 (118th) Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
- H.R. 1321 (118th) More Homes on the Market Act
- H.R. 1763 (118th) Military Family Nutrition Act of 2023
- H.R. 3611 (118th) Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023
- H.R. 1685 (118th) E-BIKE Act
- H.R. 1764 (118th) Military Food Security Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.