Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Feb 17, 2023 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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, including election as the first African American woman in Congress.
Cosponsors 293
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024; 94 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Apr 10, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 10, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| R-MI | John James | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 24, 2024 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 28, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Vince Fong | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Aug 9, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Aug 30, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Erica Lee Carter | Dec 3, 2024 |
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 Feb 17, 2023 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 17, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2023Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6365 | Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY | Dec 5, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6285, H6287 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Erica Lee Carter D-TX | Dec 3, 2024 |
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. 169, no. 33, February 17, 2023, page H856.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4243 | Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act | Identical bill | Dec 12, 2024 |
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 Shirley Chisholm.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced in House
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