HR 3497 · in committee · symbolic
Medal of Sacrifice Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- The President will issue a Medal of Sacrifice to law enforcement and first responders killed in the line of duty.
- The medal honors federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial officers and first responders who die in service.
- A presidential commission will be established to design the medal and determine eligibility and presentation procedures.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the presidential commission decide which line-of-duty deaths qualify for the medal across federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies with different standards?
- 02
What are the ongoing costs of establishing and administering a new presidential commission, and how does this medal differ from existing federal recognition programs?
- 03
Should the medal apply retroactively to officers and first responders killed before the bill's enactment, or only to future deaths?
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Sponsor · R-FL-21
Brian J. Mast
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
36/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-03
Joining the bill
David J. Taylor
R-OH-2
Tony Gonzales
R-TX-23
Byron Donalds
R-FL-19
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26
Jared Moskowitz
D-FL-23
Scott Fitzgerald
R-WI-5
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11
Clay Higgins
R-LA-3
Bryan Steil
R-WI-1
Victoria Spartz
R-IN-5
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2
Tom Barrett
R-MI-7
+ 24 more
Legislative timeline
2026-02-03 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-02 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-02-02 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1925-1926)
2026-02-02 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1925-1926)
2026-02-02 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3497.
2026-02-02 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1925-1927)
2026-02-02 · house · Floor
Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-01-27 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
2026-01-27 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-466.
2026-01-27 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-466.
2025-12-18 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2025-12-18 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-05-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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