# 118-s-1478: A bill to designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway", and for other purposes.

118-s-1478, A bill to designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway", and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-1478
- Congress: 118
- Title: A bill to designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway", and for other purposes.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-05-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Designates U.S. Route 20 across 12 states as the National Medal of Honor Highway.** The law names the sections in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts to honor current and future Medal of Honor recipients and says any federal law, map, regulation, or document that refers to the route will be treated as a reference to the National Medal of Honor Highway.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2023-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH] (R-OH), 2023-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT), 2023-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 118-sres-765: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable James Mountain Inhofe, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
- 118-sres-673: A resolution honoring the life of David Hampton Pryor, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.
- 118-sres-668: A resolution honoring the life of Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.

## Sources
- [118-s-1478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1478)

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