House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Peace Corps volunteers, in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments, continuous dedication to world peace and friendship, and their honorable service to the Nation for 65 years.
Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 19, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 19, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5521.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCOLLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 154, September 19, 2025, Page H4489):Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5521, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5521
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 7, 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 August 7, 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
26 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 26 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), John Rutherford (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Derek Tran (D-CA), James Walkinshaw (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.
- H.R. 588 (119th) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- H.R. 7545 (119th) Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
- H.Res. 1463 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- H.R. 5328 (119th) Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
- H.Res. 613 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- H.R. 8016 (119th) Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026
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.