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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 16, 2019)
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.
What just happenedJan 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 16, 2019
- Jan 16, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Financial Services Committee - Jan 16, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House