A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 7, 2022
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 7, 2022.
74 Cosponsors (36 Republicans, 36 Democrats, 2 Independents)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Ernsts Bipartisan Effort to Honor WWII Army Rangers with the Congressional Gold Medal Passes Senate Unanimously”
—
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 27, 2021
“the daily leader: wednesday, may 11, 2022”
—
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on May 11, 2022
“the daily leader: tuesday, may 10, 2022”
—
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on May 9, 2022
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced on May 28, 2021. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
History
|
Jun 28, 2018
|
|
Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3166 (115th). |
|
Mar 5, 2020
|
|
Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1757 (116th). |
|
May 27, 2021
|
|
Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
|
Oct 26, 2021
|
|
Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
|
May 6, 2022
|
|
Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
|
May 11, 2022
|
|
Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
|
Jun 7, 2022
|
|
Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
|
S. 1872 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1872. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“S. 1872 — 117th Congress: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2021. September 27, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s1872>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
