House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hmong Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hmong people, in recognition of their highly distinguished service in the Vietnam war and the fight against communism.
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Grothman R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9627.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GROTHMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 112, July 9, 2026, Page H4380):article 1 section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9627, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 15, 2026
- 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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Tony Wied (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman.
- H.R. 5346 (119th) Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act
- H.R. 8428 (119th) Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
- H.R. 7362 (119th) Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
- H.R. 3342 (119th) BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act
- H.R. 2299 (119th) Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
- H.R. 8736 (119th) Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act
Related bills
- H.R. 2427 (118th) Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 8110 (117th) Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.