House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1502.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 35, February 21, 2025, Page H730):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1502, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1502
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 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
259 cosponsors — 183 Republicans, 75 Democrats, 1 independent
76 of 259 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA) and 229 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adrian Smith.
- H.R. 1346 (119th) To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3164 (119th) Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
- H.R. 833 (119th) Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- H.R. 2398 (119th) Rural Veterinary Workforce Act
- H.R. 2891 (119th) IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 6280 (119th) Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.