U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10338: SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (commonly referred to as "SEAL Team Six"), in recognition of their critical role in defeating Osama bin Laden in the fight against terrorism.
What the bill says
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (commonly referred to as SEAL Team Six ), in recognition of their critical role in defeating Osama bin Laden in the fight against terrorism.
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (commonly referred to as SEAL Team Six ), in recognition of their critical role in defeating Osama bin Laden in the fight against terrorism. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four U.S. planes, with two crashing into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon, and one in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which was believed to be targeting the United States Capitol. Along with thousands of injuries, the official death toll was 2,977 people. (2) Immediately following the attacks, President George W. Bush launched the Global War on Terror, and the FBI's top priority became the prevention of future terrorist strikes. (3) The perpetrators of 9/11 were part of a terrorist organization named al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden. On October 10, 2001, bin Laden was added to the newly launched Most Wanted Terrorist List, claiming responsibility for the attacks in 2004. (4) In 2011, SEAL Team Six carried out a surgical raid on the compound where Osama bin Laden was in hiding, a mission dubbed Operation Neptune Spear. (5) Two stealth Black Hawk helicopters took off from Afghanistan on …
Sponsors
- Thomas Kean (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4)
- William Keating (D, HD-009)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB10338?
- HB10338 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act.
- What does HB10338 do?
- In its own words: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (commonly referred to as SEAL Team Six ), in recognition of their critical role in defeating Osama bin Laden in the fight against terrorism.
- What is the status of HB10338?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10338?
- Thomas Kean (R, HD-007), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10338?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10338
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