HR 3868 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States.

Introduced Feb 1, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Bobby L. Rush D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 9, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Authorizes the award of a single gold medal to John H. Johnson (creator of Ebony magazine) in recognition of his outstanding work, leadership, and service.

Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenFeb 2, 2012
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 2, 2012
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 2, 2012
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 2, 2012
D-LACedric L. RichmondFeb 2, 2012
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 2, 2012
D-FLCorrine BrownFeb 2, 2012
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 2, 2012
D-GADavid ScottFeb 2, 2012
D-OHDennis J. KucinichFeb 2, 2012
D-NJDonald M. PayneFeb 2, 2012
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonFeb 2, 2012
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 2, 2012
D-MDElijah E. CummingsFeb 2, 2012
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 2, 2012
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonFeb 2, 2012
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldFeb 2, 2012
D-NYGregory W. MeeksFeb 2, 2012
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 2, 2012
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Feb 2, 2012
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 2, 2012
D-CAKaren BassFeb 2, 2012
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeFeb 2, 2012
D-CAMaxine WatersFeb 2, 2012
D-NCMelvin L. WattFeb 2, 2012
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottFeb 2, 2012
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Feb 2, 2012
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 2, 2012
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 2, 2012
D-ALTerri A. SewellFeb 2, 2012
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeFeb 2, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Feb 1, 2012
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Feb 9, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
  2. Feb 1, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 5: ``To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 8: ``To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H375.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 1, 2012Introduced in House

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