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S. 35: Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

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S. 35: Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-22 · Congress · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

Plain summary

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill 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 U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions to protect the Senate chamber during the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · 72 cosponsors

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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), James E. Risch (R-ID), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Boozman (R-AR), Tim Scott (R-SC), Todd Young (R-IN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), James Lankford (R-OK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tina Smith (D-MN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT) and 12 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s35 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117