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H.R. 7815 · Original Cosponsor

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)

Original Cosponsor — H.R. 7815, Red Star Service Banner Act Cosponsored March 5, 2026.

Official portrait of Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Official portrait: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

Original Cosponsor

H.R. 7815 role
Original Cosponsor
Cosponsored
March 5, 2026
Title
U.S. Representative
Party
Republican
Represents
Florida’s 12th Congressional District
Official House Website

Rep. Gus Bilirakis and the Red Star Service Banner Act

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, a Republican representing Florida’s 12th Congressional District, is an original cosponsor of H.R. 7815, the Red Star Service Banner Act. Rep. Bilirakis joined Rep. Jack Bergman on March 5, 2026, the day the bill was introduced and one of 5 original cosponsors.

Rep. Bilirakis is one of 27 Republican cosponsors. As of November 11, 2026, the bill had 46 cosponsors from both parties (27 Republicans and 19 Democrats), in addition to primary sponsor Rep. Jack Bergman.

The legislation proposes federal recognition of the Red Star Service Banner, which honors families of current military, veterans and first responders who died by suicide. H.R. 7815 has been introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; it has not passed and is not law.

Legislative Record

Congressional Background

House Committee Assignments

  • Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Background details come from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress; committee assignments from the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Details not found in those official records are not listed.

Red Star Foundation and Congressional Involvement

Red Star Foundation’s records document Rep. Gus Bilirakis’s cosponsorship of H.R. 7815. No meetings, public statements or other involvement with Red Star Foundation have been documented.

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About H.R. 7815

H.R. 7815, the Red Star Service Banner Act, would establish the Red Star Service Banner as an officially recognized service banner under Title 36 of the United States Code. It honors current military members, veterans and first responders who have died by suicide and the Red Star Families they left behind.

Status: introduced in the House and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. H.R. 7815 has not passed and is not federal law.

Congressional support figures reflect the recorded cosponsors of H.R. 7815 as of November 11, 2026. The primary sponsor is counted separately from cosponsors. Read the bill summary, support tracker and full supporter directory on the H.R. 7815 page.

Sources and Congressional Records

Last verified November 13, 2026 against the official records above. This page reflects Rep. Gus Bilirakis’s recorded support for Red Star legislation only and is not an endorsement of any member or candidate by Red Star Foundation.

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