Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2020 to Mar 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 16, 2020 |
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 Feb 25, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206)
- Feb 25, 2020Referred 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 E206 | André Carson D-IN | Feb 25, 2020 |
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. 166, no. 37, February 25, 2020, pages H1191, H1190.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 791 | To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the Nation. | Reintroduction of | Feb 1, 2017 |
| HR 1401 | Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 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 Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Sports and Recreation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
