HR 5359 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Lena Horne Recognition Act

Introduced May 20, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

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Latest action · May 20, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 20, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2010 to Jul 14, 2010; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMay 20, 2010
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2010
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 20, 2010
D-CAJoe BacaJun 28, 2010
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 1, 2010
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 14, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred May 20, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2010Introduced in House
  2. May 20, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E906)
  3. May 20, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E906Alcee L. Hastings D-FLMay 20, 2010

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
Short Titles as Introduced
Lena Horne Recognition Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2010Introduced in House

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