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H.R. 5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018

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H.R. 5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4586)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4586) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018

Plain summary

Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018 This bill requires the House of Representatives and the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their service during World War II.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · 222 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Al Green (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 162 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5879 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115