S 567 · in committee · symbolic
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- defense
What this bill does
- Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment for their Revolutionary War service.
- Honors the collective members of this historical military unit from Rhode Island.
- No fiscal impact; the medal is a ceremonial recognition of past military service.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress balance honoring specific historical military units with the practical limits on issuing commemorative medals?
- 02
What criteria should determine which Revolutionary War regiments receive Congressional Gold Medals versus other forms of historical recognition?
- 03
Does awarding medals to units from individual states risk creating pressure to honor regiments from every state equally?
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Sponsor · D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
64/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-13
Joining the bill
Tim Kaine
D-VA · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
John Hoeven
R-ND · original
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
Lindsey Graham
R-SC · original
Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original
Jack Reed
D-RI · original
+ 52 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-13 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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