US HB5001 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society. This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
Title
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
Sponsors
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] |
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] |
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] |
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
2018-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Athletes
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional tributes
Professional sports
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional tributes
Professional sports
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5001/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5001/BILLS-115hr5001ih.pdf |