H.R. 310 · 117th Congress

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Introduced on Jan 13, 2021 by Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). 295 cosponsors, 155 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-256.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-256
Introduced
Jan 13, 2021
Cosponsors
295
155 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Africa
  • Congressional tributes
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Libya
  • Middle East
  • Terrorism
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 21, 2022). Public domain.

This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.)

After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8Sponsor

Democrats · 140

Republicans · 155

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseMs. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7129-7131)
  6. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 310.
  7. Jul 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7129)
  8. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7129)
  9. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Jul 27, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  11. Dec 8, 2022Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Dec 8, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Dec 8, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7083)
  14. Dec 8, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7083)
  15. Dec 9, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
  17. Dec 16, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 21, 2022Signed by President.
  19. Dec 21, 2022Signed by President.
  20. Dec 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-256.
  21. Dec 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-256.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.