S. 2607 · 117th Congress

Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced on Aug 4, 2021 by Alex Padilla (D-CA). 69 cosponsors, 25 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-320.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-320
Introduced
Aug 4, 2021
Cosponsors
69
25 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United States.

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Detention of persons
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Smithsonian Institution

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis (November 4, 1979-January 21, 1981) in recognition of their bravery and endurance throughout their captivity.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Alex PadillaD-CASponsor

Democrats · 40

Independents · 4

Republicans · 25

Withdrawn cosponsors

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Aug 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Aug 4, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  3. Dec 6, 2022Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Dec 6, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 6, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Dec 6, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7004; text: CR S7004-7005)
  7. Dec 7, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Dec 7, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Dec 7, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseMr. Auchincloss moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9815-9817)
  12. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2607.
  13. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on S. 2607.
  14. Dec 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  15. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9815-9816)
  16. Dec 14, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  18. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  20. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-320.
  22. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-320.

Committees

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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.