US Congress House Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-09 - Referred to House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Maya Angelou in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement. Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution make it available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate, particularly to locations associated with Angelou's life.

Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act

Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-09	House	Referred to House Administration
2015-01-09	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2015-01-09	House	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.
2015-01-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/247/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr247/BILLS-114hr247ih.pdf