HR 1003 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Feb 6, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 6, 2019 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 6, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill instructs 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 Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States.

Following the award of the medal, it shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2019 to Nov 12, 2019; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 6, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 6, 2019
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 6, 2019
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 6, 2019
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 6, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 19, 2019
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesFeb 19, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseFeb 19, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 19, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodFeb 19, 2019
D-ILRobin L. KellyFeb 19, 2019
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 19, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 8, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 8, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 8, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOct 1, 2019
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOct 1, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 1, 2019
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonNov 12, 2019

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 6, 2019
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Feb 6, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Feb 6, 2019Referred 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.

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: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the 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. 165, no. 23, February 6, 2019, page H1392.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 409Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal ActRelated billFeb 7, 2019
HR 2233Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal ActReintroduced BillMar 26, 2021

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 Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture in the United States.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal 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 6, 2019Introduced in House

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