Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Oct 25, 2021 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
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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award, posthumously, of a Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as Prince, in recognition of his achievements as a musician and contributions to American culture.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 25, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Oct 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2021Referred 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.
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. 187, October 25, 2021, page H5873.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4603 | Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Rogers Nelson, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American culture.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prince Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 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.
