Lena Horne Recognition Act
Latest action · Dec 14, 2011 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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2011 to Nov 26, 2012, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Dec 14, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Dec 14, 2011 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Dec 14, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 14, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 24, 2012 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Aug 2, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 14, 2011Read 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 1815 | Lena Horne Recognition Act | Related bill | Apr 18, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
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