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H.R. 1179: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

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H.R. 1179: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

Plain summary

Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the bravery and endurance of the 53 hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. The Department of the Treasury must strike duplicate medals in silver for presentation to a hostage (or the personal representative of a deceased hostage), and Treasury may also strike and sell duplicate medals in bronze.

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Official text

Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · 298 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Don Bacon (R-NE), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Young Kim (R-CA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI) and 238 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] reported raising $7.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1179 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117