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H.R. 7815 · Cosponsor

Rep. Eric Sorensen and the Red Star Service Banner Act

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) · Cosponsor of H.R. 7815

Official portrait of Rep. Eric Sorensen
Official portrait: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

Cosponsor

Rep. Eric Sorensen’s Involvement with H.R. 7815

Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat representing Illinois’s 17th Congressional District, became a cosponsor of H.R. 7815, the Red Star Service Banner Act, on November 9, 2026, the same day as Rep. French Hill and Rep. Kim Schrier.

Rep. Sorensen is one of 19 Democratic 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.

H.R. 7815 role
Cosponsor
Cosponsor since
November 9, 2026
Title
U.S. Representative
Party
Democrat
Represents
Illinois’s 17th Congressional District

House Committee Assignments

  • Committee on Agriculture
  • Committee on Armed Services

Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, member data verified November 13, 2026.

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 full bill summary, support tracker and member directory on the H.R. 7815 page.

Official Sources

Listing reflects Rep. Eric Sorensen’s recorded support for H.R. 7815 only and is not an endorsement of any member or candidate by Red Star Foundation. Last verified November 13, 2026.

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