H.R. 310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-256.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Plain summary

This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.

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To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 295 cosponsors

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Brian J. Mast (R-FL), William R. Keating (D-MA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Grace Meng (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Bill Foster (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN) and 235 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr310.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr310 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117