‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 5, 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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- IntroducedJun 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
"Six Triple Eight" Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (commonly known as the "Six Triple Eight") in recognition of their pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and contributions to increase the morale of personnel stationed in the European theater of operations during World War II.
The medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and made available for display and research.
Cosponsors 106
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to Dec 24, 2020, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | TJ Cox | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 1, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | May 22, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Dec 14, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Dec 16, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Dec 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 24, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 633 | ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 14, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
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