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H.R. 707: Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

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H.R. 707: Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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

Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

Plain summary

Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, known as the Ghost Army , collectively, in recognition of its service during World War II.

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Official text

Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · 299 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 707, Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act (2021-05-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), William R. Keating (D-MA) and 239 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr707 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117