House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
320th Barrage Balloon Battalion Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions during the D-Day invasion, and their significant contributions to the success of the Allied forces during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep. Marc Veasey D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 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. 4621.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VEASEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 125, July 22, 2025, Page H3554):Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 & 13 (Military Powers) To raise and support Armies'' and ``To provide and maintain a Navy'' Supports honoring military service members and unitsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 176 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4621, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4621
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 18, 2026). 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
14 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 9 Democrats
5 of 14 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey.
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- H.Res. 756 (119th) Supporting the designation of September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- H.R. 10296 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Dionne…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.