Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Mar 29, 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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- IntroducedFeb 27, 2019
- Passed SenateMar 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of
- one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician;
- one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer;
- two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and
- one gold medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Certain of such medals shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where they shall be (1) available for display, as appropriate; and (2) made available for research.
The medal awarded in honor of Mary Jackson shall be given to her granddaughter, Wanda Jackson.
(Sec. 4) The Department of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates. Amounts received from the sale of such medals shall be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2019 to Mar 26, 2019, with 62 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2019Received in the House.
- Mar 29, 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.
- Mar 28, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 27, 2019Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)
- Mar 27, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1396 | Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act | Identical bill | Nov 8, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2019Referred in House
- Mar 27, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
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