House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew of the Artemis II, in recognition of advancing human exploration of space to new heights.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2026
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Latest action: Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9417.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BACON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 106, June 24, 2026, Page H4246):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9417, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 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
50 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 25 Democrats
25 of 50 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Addison McDowell (R-NC), John McGuire (R-VA) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.