US HB1244 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 124-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.

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Title

The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

Sponsors

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL]Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]
Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]
Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-28HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2023-02-28HouseIntroduced in House

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