House Bill 587
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
587
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 16, 2019
01/16/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
01/16/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:17:30 PM