HR 2422 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Sally K. Ride Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2013

Introduced Jun 18, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Scott H. Peters D-CA

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Latest action · Jun 18, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 18, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sally K. Ride Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2013 - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Sally K. Ride in recognition of her exemplary service as an astronaut, physicist, and science education advocate.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2013 to Aug 2, 2013; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 18, 2013
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 18, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalJun 18, 2013
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 18, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Jun 18, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E909)
  3. Jun 18, 2013Referred 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 E909, E910Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Scott H. Peters D-CAJun 18, 2013

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3759.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sally K. Ride in recognition of her exemplary service as an astronaut, physicist, and science education advocate.
Short Titles as Introduced
Sally K. Ride Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2013Introduced in House

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