# 117-s-2756: A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.

117-s-2756, A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-2756
- Congress: 117
- Title: A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-09-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 68
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (68)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] (D-WV), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] (R-OH), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT), 2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] (R-MO), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-s-2756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2756)

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