House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-94
Medal of Sacrifice Act
Became law on May 28, 2026.
Official title: To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Mast R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2025
- Committee actionDec 18, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 2, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 11, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 20, 2026
- Became lawMay 28, 2026
Latest action: May 28, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-94.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3497.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3497, Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025” on January 28, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 18, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 28, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62046
- CBO publication date
- January 28, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3497, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-466 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 27, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/466
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3497, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 84, May 19, 2025, Page H2147):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3497, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3497
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
36 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 36 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ben Cline (R-VA), J. Correa (D-CA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Dave Min (D-CA), Tim Moore (R-NC), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Marie Perez (D-WA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Bryan Steil (R-WI) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Mast.
- H.R. 2334 (119th) Servicemember Residence Protection Act
- H.Res. 1099 (119th) Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.
- H.Con.Res. 74 (119th) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
- H.R. 6875 (119th) AI OVERWATCH Act
- H.R. 8661 (119th) Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 5299 (119th) DFC Modernization Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 3765 (119th) Medal of Sacrifice ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.