A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

This bill proposes to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress—to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith. These four Americans were killed during the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate and a nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya.

The legislation serves as a formal national recognition of their service and sacrifice while representing the United States abroad. If passed, the medals would be struck by the U.S. Mint and subsequently displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, where they would be available for public viewing as part of the nation’s historical record.