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Public Law 117-72 · HR 5142 · December 16, 2021 · Armed Forces and National Security

To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished 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.

Passed without a recorded vote✍ Signed by Joe Biden

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This law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.