House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Buffalo Soldier regiments, authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the United States Armed Forces, in recognition of their superior, dedicated, and vital service to our Nation.
Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — 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. 1437.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STRICKLAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H724):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1437, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1437
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 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 October 16, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1437, last updated October 16, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 19, 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
29 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 24 Democrats
5 of 29 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Judy Chu (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), David Scott (D-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland.
- H.R. 970 (119th) Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025
- H.R. 4821 (119th) Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025
- H.R. 1956 (119th) BAH Restoration Act
- H.R. 4265 (119th) Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2025
- H.R. 4420 (119th) Cool Corridors Act of 2025
- H.R. 3124 (119th) Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.