To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousafzai, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
Latest action · Jan 6, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2015 to Jun 9, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 6, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Oct 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 9, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E828 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 3, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H45.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousafzai, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
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