Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 3, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-195.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNov 12, 2020
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2020
- Became lawDec 3, 2020Public Law 116-195
Summary
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to Rosie the Riveter (i.e., any female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II), in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
The medal shall be displayed at the National Museum of American History, which must make the medal available for display at other locations associated with Rosie the Riveter.
Cosponsors 293
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Nov 12, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 29, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 Mar 14, 2019 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2019Discharged Nov 12, 2020 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2020Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-195.
- Nov 24, 2020Presented to President.
- Nov 12, 2020Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6664)
- Nov 12, 2020Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6664)
- Nov 12, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 12, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 14, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Nov 13, 2019Ms. Garcia (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 13, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8809-8811)
- Nov 13, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1773.
- Nov 13, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8809)
- Nov 13, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 12, 2019Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Speier.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 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.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6664 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Nov 12, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8789, H8809–H8811Text printed H8809Notices H8824Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1773, Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act | Barry Loudermilk R-GA, Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Jackie Speier D-CA, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Marc A. Veasey D-TX, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E345 | Kevin Hern R-OK | Mar 25, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 25, 2019H.R. 1773, Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019As introduced on March 14, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 46, March 14, 2019, page H2746.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45101 | Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R45046 | Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2022 |
| R46485 | The House Consensus Calendar: Establishment, Principal Features, and Practice in the 116th Congress (2019-2020) | Report | Feb 16, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 892 | Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition and other material to win the war, that were referred to as "Rosie the Riveter", in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 14, 2019Referred in Senate
- Nov 13, 2019Engrossed in House
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
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