US HB1247 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 170-9)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

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Title

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Sponsors

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Nancy Mace [R-SC]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]
Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Derrick Van Orden [R-WI]Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Kevin Mullin [D-CA]Rep. Emilia Sykes [D-OH]Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Mary Peltola [D-AK]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Christopher Deluzio [D-PA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Byron Donalds [R-FL]Rep. Anthony D'Esposito [R-NY]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Garcia [D-CA]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer [R-OR]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]Rep. Gabe Amo [D-RI]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Nick LaLota [R-NY]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY]Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-28HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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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