S. 815 · 118th Congress

Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024

Introduced on Mar 15, 2023 by Jon Tester (D-MT). 67 cosponsors, 22 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 25, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 15, 2023
Cosponsors
67
22 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the "Hello Girls".

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Military history
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition
  • Women's employment

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jon TesterD-MTSponsor

Democrats · 42

Independents · 3

Republicans · 22

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. Mar 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  3. Sep 24, 2024Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Sep 24, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Sep 24, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6382)
  6. Sep 24, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Sep 24, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. Sep 25, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  10. Sep 25, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)5 reports
    $443.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY$20K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.