Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal. Requires proceeds from the sale of such medals to be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2007 to Nov 17, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 8, 2007 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 17, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 23, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 30, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Sep 30, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Sep 30, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Oct 1, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 1, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Oct 1, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Oct 1, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Nov 17, 2008 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Nov 17, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Nov 17, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 406 | Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act | Identical bill | May 19, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Alice Paul 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 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
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