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H.R. 1277: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

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First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.

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First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] · 60 cosponsors

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Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Al Green (D-TX), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr1277 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills