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H.R. 2059: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.

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H.R. 2059: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Social Sciences and History · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.

Plain summary

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss in recognition of his contributions to the preservation of American Civil War history and his continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.

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Official text

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 113 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Scott Perry (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Bill Foster (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and 53 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2059 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114