HR 5896 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

United Negro College Fund, Inc. Congressional Gold Medal Act

Latest action · Oct 25, 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 6, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

United Negro College Fund, Inc. Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the United Negro College Fund, Inc. and its member institutions in recognition of its 80th anniversary.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2023 to Sep 27, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 6, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalOct 6, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalOct 6, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOct 11, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOct 12, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Oct 12, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOct 17, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOct 17, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Oct 17, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOct 17, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 17, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOct 17, 2023
D-TXAl GreenNov 7, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisNov 7, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaNov 30, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintJan 5, 2024
D-MAAyanna PressleyJan 17, 2024
D-CAMaxine WatersJan 17, 2024
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettJan 17, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyJan 30, 2024
D-GADavid ScottSep 27, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023Referred Oct 26, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  2. Oct 6, 2023Introduced in House

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

[Pages H4990-H4991] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. ADAMS: H.R. 5896. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: The UNCF Gold Medal of Honor Act will honor the United Negro College Fund for supporting HBCUs during their 80th Anniversary.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 164, October 6, 2023, page H4991.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3058United Negro College Fund, Inc. Congressional Gold Medal ActIdentical billOct 17, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To award a congressional gold medal to the United Negro College Fund, Inc. and the institutions that make up its membership on the occasion of its 80th year of existence.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
United Negro College Fund, Inc. Congressional Gold Medal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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