All 100 United States senators voted to award Steve Gleason with the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday (June 14), putting him on track to receive the highest honor Congress can give civilians.
The former Saints player is one of only two nominees to make it this far in the nomination process of the current Congress, according to a news release from Sen. Bill Cassidy. Before being signed by the president, the bill must pass in the House, but it was not immediately clear when the House will take up that vote.
Cassidy spoke on the Senate floor Thursday, where he said Gleason's story is compelling and impactful.