COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize all those whose efforts led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines that received emergency use authorizations.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2021 to Nov 17, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Sep 17, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 17, 2021 |
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 Sep 17, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Sep 17, 2021 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2021Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 161, September 17, 2021, page H4531.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2011 | COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act | Related bill | Jun 10, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional tributes
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Science and engineering education
- Smithsonian Institution
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2021Introduced 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.
