House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Major Thomas D. Howie Congressional Gold Medal
Official title: To award a Congressional gold medal to Major Thomas D. Howie, in recognition of his bravery and outstanding service during the Battle of Normandy.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheri Biggs R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5934.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 187, November 7, 2025, Page H4585):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5934, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5934
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 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 October 2, 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
23 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 23 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Russell Fry (R-SC), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Lance Gooden (R-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), John Rose (R-TN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), William Timmons (R-SC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheri Biggs.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.