HR 4520 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Feb 10, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Dan Newhouse R-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 10, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill 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 Justin Smith Morrill's lasting contributions to higher education opportunity for all Americans.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2016 to Dec 13, 2016; 52 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-NEBrad AshfordOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-FLGwen GrahamOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MOJason SmithOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MIMike BishopOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-ILMike BostOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 10, 2016
R-TXWill HurdOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalFeb 10, 2016
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickFeb 12, 2016
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordFeb 12, 2016
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarFeb 12, 2016
R-TNScott DesJarlaisFeb 12, 2016
R-MNTom EmmerFeb 12, 2016
D-NCAlma S. AdamsApr 29, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 29, 2016
D-IADavid LoebsackApr 29, 2016
R-ARJ. French HillApr 29, 2016
R-IASteve KingApr 29, 2016
R-ARBruce WestermanSep 8, 2016
R-PAKeith J. RothfusSep 8, 2016
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyDec 13, 2016

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Feb 10, 2016
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Feb 10, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Feb 10, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E160)
  3. Feb 10, 2016Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 E160Dan Newhouse R-WAFeb 10, 2016

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 1, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 24, February 10, 2016, page H710.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3034Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal ActReintroduced BillJun 23, 2017

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 Justin Smith Morrill, United States Senator of the State of Vermont, in recognition of his lasting contributions to higher education opportunity for all Americans.
Short Titles as Introduced
Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2016Introduced in House

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