House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026
Official title: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam in recognition of her distinguished service to the United States Armed Forces through the Melody Maids and her lifelong contributions to patriotism, music education, and the leadership development of young women in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9505.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 108, June 29, 2026, Page H4317):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9505, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9505
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
John Carter (R-TX), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
- H.R. 3179 (119th) To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".
- H.R. 7813 (119th) NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act
- H.R. 3705 (119th) Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act
- H.R. 7273 (119th) NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 3706 (119th) SUSHI Act
- H.R. 2984 (119th) ASTRO Act
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.