The Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Act in the US House of Representatives:
Current Co-Sponsors of H.R.1726!

Alabama
Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)

Alaska
Rep. Don Young (R-AK)

American Samoa
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS)

Arizona
Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ)
Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ)

California
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA)
Rep. Raul Ruiz  (D-CA) 
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) 
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) 
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) 
Rep. Jerry McNerny (D-CA)
Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA)
Rep. George Miller (D-CA)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)                                                                              
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)                                                                               
Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)                                                                      
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-FL)
Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA

Colorado
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO)

Connecticut
Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)

Delaware
Rep. John Carney (D-DE)
 
Florida 
Rep. Bill Posey (Bill Sponsor, R-FL) 
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) 
Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) 
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) 
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) 
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) 
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) 
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) 
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) 
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) 
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) 
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) 
Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) 
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL)
Rep. Ron DosSantis (R-FL)
Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL)
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL)
Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL)
Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-FL)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)

Georgia 
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) 
Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA)                                                                           
Rep. David Scott (D-GA)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)

Guam 
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) 

Hawaii                                                                                           Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)

Idaho
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID)

Illinois 
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) 
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) 
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) 
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) 
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) 
Rep. William Enyart (D-IL)
Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Rep. Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)                                                                    
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL)
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)

Indiana
Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN)

Kansas
Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)

Kentucky
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Iowa
Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)

Louisiana
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) 

Maine
Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

Maryland 
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) 
Rep. John Sabarnes (D-MD)
Rep. John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)
 
Massachusetts 
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) 
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) 
Rep. John Tierney (D-MA)
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA)
Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)

Michigan 
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI)
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI)

Minnesota 
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) 
Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN)
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
 
Mississippi 
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS)  
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

Missouri
Rep. William Clay (D-MO)
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)

Montana
Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT)

Nevada
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)

New Hampshire
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH)
 
New Jersey 
Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) 
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) 
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)                                                                    
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ)                                                                           
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ)                                                                        Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)

New Mexico
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) 
Rep. Ben Lujan (D-NM)
Rep. Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D-NM)

New York  
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) 
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) 
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) 
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) 
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) 
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) 
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) 
Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) 
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY)
Rep. Sean Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Jerrod Nadler (D-NY)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Rep. Michael Grimm (D-NY)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY)
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY)
Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) 

North Carolina 
Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)
Rep. David Price (D-NC)
Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

North Dakota
Rep. Kevin Kramer (R-ND)

Northern Mariana Islands
Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
 
Ohio
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)                                                                        
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH)                                                                           
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH)                                                                             
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH)

Oklahoma
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Rep. James Lankford (R-OK)

Oregon
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)

Pennsylvania 
Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA) 
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) 
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)                                                                             
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (R-PA)                                                              
Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA)
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)                                                                            
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA)

Puerto Rico 
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (Bill Sponsor, D-PR) 

Rhode Island                                                                                         
Rep. James Lagevin (D-RI)
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)

South Carolina
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)                                                                           Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Tennessee                                                                                                    Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN)
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) 
 
Texas 
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) 
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) 
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) 
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) 
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Sheila Jackson (D-TX)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
Rep. Pete Gallego (D-TX)
Rep. Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX)
Rep. Filemon Vela (R-TX)
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)                                                                                  Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX)
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX)

Utah
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Vermont
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT)

Virginia
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
 
Virgin Islands 
Rep. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

Washington D.C.
 Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) 

Washington State
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)

West Virginia
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)

Wisconsin
Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)
Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)

Wyoming
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)

Source:

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113hr1726
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H.R.1726 Co-Sponsor Countdown!

Total Co-Sponsors:  302
Total Remaining:  0
Minimum Required:  290


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MISSION CRITICAL!!!
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WHY? It's a GREAT QUESTION!
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Saluting & thanking extreme heroes!
Pictured above is MSG Juan E. Negron, first 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneer ever to receive the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award for individual heroism! 

He received the honor (posthumously) on March 18th, along with several other Puerto Rican, Latino, & other heroes after it was determined that their extreme heroism was under-recognized in the past due to prejudice.

We honor and thank them all!

The Medal of Honor is not to be confused with the Congressional Gold Medal. 

It is hoped Pres. Obama's presentation will also help to highlight the courageous exploits of the entire 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers, and our Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance quest to have a grateful Nation award the Borinqueneers in like fashion as the Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers, Nisei Soldiers, & Montford Point Marines with the Congressional Gold Medal.
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The daughter of Borinqueneer Juan Negron receives the Medal of Honor for her late father. Click to enlarge!
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FROM Bills H.R.1726/S.1174 -- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers:

Section 1. Findings. (7): "Brigadier General William W. Harris, who served as the Regiment's commander during the early stages of the Korean War, later recalled that he had initially been reluctant to take the position because of 'prejudice' within the military and `the feeling of the officers and even the brass of the Pentagon . . . that the Puerto Rican wouldn't make a good combat soldier. . . . I know my contemporaries felt that way and, in all honesty, I must admit that at the time I had the same feeling . . . that the Puerto Rican was a rum and Coca-Cola soldier.'" 

Harris came to regard the Borinqueneers as memorialized in Section 1. Findings. (12): ... "'the best damn soldiers that I had ever seen.'"

Pictured: Then a Col., BG Harris receives the Silver Star medal in Hungnam on December 22, 1950, as his beloved Borinqueneers look on.