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Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

Public Law 117-84 · S. 452 · 117th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Jan 31, 2022 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Cosponsors (68): Sen. Tim Scott,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 426 yea, 0 nay426–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree or, if unavailable, to a member of his family, in recognition of his contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.

The amounts received from the sale of duplicate medals shall be deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 117th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 426 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

426 yea0 nay7 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(221)

Republicans who voted yea(205)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 458 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2249Identical bill

    Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Jan 31, 2022Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 117-84.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jan 20, 2022FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jan 19, 2022FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 11).House roll call 11
  6. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 452.
  7. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  8. FloorFloor · Ms. Dean moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Jul 28, 2021FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  10. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  11. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Jul 27, 2021FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  13. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Feb 25, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

  • S.Amdt. 2122SenateSen. Debbie StabenowD-MI· offered Jul 27, 2021Agreed to

    In the nature of a substitute.

    Jul 27, 2021: Amendment SA 2122 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

    Agreed to
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Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.