# 119-hr-5939: USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-hr-5939, USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5939
- Congress: 119
- Title: USMC Helicopter Support in Vietnam Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**Honors Vietnam-era USMC medevac Marines and Navy corpsmen with a single Congressional Gold Medal.** The bill would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to design and strike one gold medal recognizing their lifesaving service and to give that medal to the National Museum of the United States Navy for display and research. It would allow the U.S. Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover minting costs and to use the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund to pay those costs.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-5939 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5939)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5939 (as of 2026-11-04).