# 115-hr-3960: Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

115-hr-3960, Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3960
- Congress: 115
- Title: Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Introduced: 2017-10-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2018-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2018-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3960)

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