HR 1831 · 118th Congress
2023–2025, ended
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.
Latest action · Mar 28, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership in advancing equal rights for women in athletics, education, and society.
Cosponsors 296
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2023 to Aug 23, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Mar 28, 2023 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 27, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | May 26, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Oct 18, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Dec 4, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-MI | John James | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jan 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 1, 2024 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 1, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | May 2, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | May 6, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 7, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | May 31, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 31, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Vince Fong | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Aug 23, 2024 |
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 Mar 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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. 56, March 28, 2023, page H1528.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2861 | Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act | Related bill | Sep 26, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2023Introduced 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.
