
Cosponsor
- H.R. 7815 role
- Cosponsor
- Cosponsored
- August 27, 2026
- Title
- U.S. Representative
- Party
- Republican
- Represents
- South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District
Rep. Sheri Biggs and the Red Star Service Banner Act
Rep. Sheri Biggs, a Republican representing South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, became a cosponsor of H.R. 7815, the Red Star Service Banner Act, on August 27, 2026.
Rep. Biggs 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
H.R. 7815, Red Star Service Banner Act (119th Congress)
Cosponsor · joined August 27, 2026
Congressional Background
Military Service
Mississippi Air National Guard.
Relevant Professional Background
- Nurse practitioner (D.N.P., Samford University)
House Committee Assignments
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Committee on Homeland Security — oversees homeland security, including first responder programs
- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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. Sheri Biggs’s cosponsorship of H.R. 7815. No meetings, public statements or other involvement with Red Star Foundation have been documented.
Red Star News Coverage
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
- H.R. 7815 sponsor and cosponsor record (Congress.gov)
- Rep. Sheri Biggs — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Rep. Sheri Biggs — Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (committees and portrait)
- Rep. Sheri Biggs’s official House website
Last verified November 13, 2026 against the official records above. This page reflects Rep. Sheri Biggs’s recorded support for Red Star legislation only and is not an endorsement of any member or candidate by Red Star Foundation.
