Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 31, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or other personal representative of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation. (Chavez organized farm workers to campaign for safe and fair working conditions, founded the National Farm Workers Association-- predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America-- and was a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.)
Cosponsors 130
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2004 to Nov 16, 2004; 115 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MO | Richard A. Gephardt | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Mar 31, 2004 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 12, 2004 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Nov 16, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2004 |
| Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 20, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
- Mar 31, 2004Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E496)
- Mar 31, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2004Introduced in House
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