Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a U.S. Army soldier who saved approximately 200 Jewish-American soldiers during WWII by refusing Nazi orders to separate them. It directs the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the medal, which will be presented posthumously to Edmonds' family (specifically to Christopher Waring Edmonds). The bill also permits the sale of bronze duplicates to the public to offset costs, with proceeds going to the U.S. Mint. This is a commemorative measure with no direct policy impact on current laws or regulations.
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Introduction
Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
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Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Apr 20, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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Laphonza R. Butler
DDemocratic
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
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