House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Save our Allies Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2025
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jul 17, 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. 4521.
- 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. 171, No. 123, July 17, 2025, Page H3476):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4521, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4521
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 December 17, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Mary Miller (R-IL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman.
- H.R. 3377 (119th) To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the…
- H.R. 4463 (119th) To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
- H.R. 6536 (119th) Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
- H.J.Res. 12 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- H.Res. 888 (119th) Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct…
- H.J.Res. 128 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.