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Introduced
05/02/2024
05/02/2024
In Committee
05/02/2024
05/02/2024
Crossed Over
12/04/2024
12/04/2024
Passed
12/10/2024
12/10/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/12/2024
12/12/2024
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.
AI Summary
This bill, the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act, authorizes the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress. The bill outlines Chisholm's groundbreaking achievements in politics, including her candidacy for the Presidency in 1972, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal in her honor. The medal will be presented to the Smithsonian Institution for public display and research. The bill also allows the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of the medal to cover the costs of production.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (70)
Laphonza Butler (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
John Boozman (R),
Katie Boyd Britt (R),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Shelley Moore Capito (R),
Ben Cardin (D),
Tom Carper (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Joni Ernst (R),
John Fetterman (D),
Deb Fischer (R),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Lindsey Graham (R),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
George Helmy (D),
John Hickenlooper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),
Tim Kaine (D),
Mark Kelly (D),
John Neely Kennedy (R),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Joe Manchin (I),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Jerry Moran (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Chris Murphy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Pete Ricketts (R),
Mitt Romney (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Dan Sullivan (R),
Jon Tester (D),
John Thune (R),
Thom Tillis (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Roger Wicker (R),
Ron Wyden (D),
Todd Young (R),
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 118-150. (on 12/12/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4243/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4243/BILLS-118s4243enr.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4243/BILLS-118s4243es.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4243/BILLS-118s4243is.pdf |
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