House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
October 7 Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the American hostages and victims of the October 7th, 2023 attacks, in recognition of their profound suffering and sacrifice.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 8, 2025
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Latest action: Oct 8, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5715.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 166, October 8, 2025, Page H4528):Article 1, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5715, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5715
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 18, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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
22 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 19 Democrats
3 of 22 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), George Latimer (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), David Scott (D-GA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Norma Torres (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
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- H.R. 7100 (119th) Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026
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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.