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.
- Last Action
- 1/16/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-16Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2019-01-16Introduced in House
- 2019-01-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-16 (00)
This bill 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- Paul Cook (R-CA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Subjects
- Africa
- Congressional tributes
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Law enforcement officers
- Libya
- Middle East
- Terrorism
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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