To affirm the power of the President to revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby and to provide for criminal penalties for anyone who wears or publicly displays a Presidential Medal of Freedom that has been revoked.

H.R. 6810 · 115th Congress · Sep 13, 2018 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Sense of Congress that the President should revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby

(a)

Findings— Congress finds the following:

(1)

Established in 1963 and bestowed by the President of the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor of our Nation.

(2)

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to recipients for “especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”.

(3)

William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr. (in this subsection referred to as “Cosby”), received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.

(4)

On Thursday April 26, 2018, a jury found Cosby guilty of sexual assault, and, therefore, the Federal Government should not recognize Cosby with an honor like the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

(b)

Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that the President should revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr.

Sec. 2 Criminal penalty for wearing or displaying a revoked Presidential Medal of Freedom

(a)

In general— Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“717. Revoked Presidential Medal of Freedom

“Whoever, with the intent to defraud any person, wears or publicly displays a Presidential Medal of Freedom that has been declared to be revoked by the President shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.”

(b)

Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 716 the following:

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Sep 13, 2018viewing Introduced in House Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Norman, and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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

To affirm the power of the President to revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby and to provide for criminal penalties for anyone who wears or publicly displays a Presidential Medal of Freedom that has been revoked.

Section 1 Sense of Congress that the President should revoke the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby

Sec. 2 Criminal penalty for wearing or displaying a revoked Presidential Medal of Freedom

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