HR 839 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Lena Horne Recognition Act

Introduced Feb 10, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

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Latest action · Feb 10, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Apr 21, 2015; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 10, 2015
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 10, 2015
D-TNJim CooperApr 21, 2015
R-OHMichael R. TurnerApr 21, 2015
D-MARichard E. NealApr 21, 2015
D-ILRobin L. KellyApr 21, 2015

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 10, 2015

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Feb 10, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E185-186)
  3. Feb 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Feb 9, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E177)
  5. Feb 5, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E173-174)

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 E185Alcee L. Hastings D-FLFeb 10, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 22, February 10, 2015, page H918.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 693Lena Horne Recognition ActIdentical billMar 10, 2015

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 Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
Short Titles as Introduced
Lena Horne Recognition Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House

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