House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 29, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 29, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7501.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NORMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 37, February 29, 2024, Page H773):Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chad Robichaux, Sarah Verardo, Tim Kennedy, Kevin Rourke, Sean Gabler, Dave Johnson, and Dennis Price, in recognition of their exceptional efforts and selfless dedication during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021, which led to the safe evacuation of over 17,000 people from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 29, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 407 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7501, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7501
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4aab0178e58cd3573a3bfae212dcba91bd68aedce626fc134ec516ff4003fc84
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 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7501, last updated May 22, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Randy Weber (R-TX), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
- H.J.Res. 11 (118th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- H.R. 9714 (118th) CBO Oversight Act
- H.R. 4655 (118th) Businesses Over Activists Act
- H.J.Res. 59 (118th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor…
- H.R. 632 (118th) Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
- H.R. 1470 (118th) No Federal Funds for Abortion Travel Expenses Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.