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US S590

US S590
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act


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Introduced
02/27/2019
In Committee
03/29/2019
Crossed Over
03/29/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and one gold medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s. Certain of such medals shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where they shall be (1) available for display, as appropriate; and (2) made available for research. The medal awarded in honor of Mary Jackson shall be given to her granddaughter, Wanda Jackson. (Sec. 4) The Department of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates. Amounts received from the sale of such medals shall be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the presentation of five Congressional Gold Medals: one each to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden in recognition of their service as a mathematician and aeronautical engineer, respectively; one each posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for their service during the Space Race; and one to honor all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and NASA between the 1930s and 1970s. The bill also allows the Treasury Department to strike and sell bronze duplicates of these medals, with the proceeds deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (72)

Chris Coons (D)* Lamar Alexander (R),  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Roy Blunt (R),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Richard Burr (R),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Ben Cardin (D),  Tom Carper (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Susan Collins (R),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Steve Daines (R),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Joni Ernst (R),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Deb Fischer (R),  Cory Gardner (R),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Kamala Harris (D),  Maggie Hassan (D),  Martin Heinrich (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Doug Jones (D),  Tim Kaine (D),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  Angus King (I),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Joe Manchin (I),  Ed Markey (D),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Jerry Moran (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Chris Murphy (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Rob Portman (R),  Jack Reed (D),  Pat Roberts (R),  Jacky Rosen (D),  Marco Rubio (R),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Brian Schatz (D),  Chuck Schumer (D),  Tim Scott (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Tina Smith (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Dan Sullivan (R),  Jon Tester (D),  Thom Tillis (R),  Tom Udall (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Mark Warner (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Roger Wicker (R),  Ron Wyden (D),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

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. (on 03/29/2019)

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