James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · May 2, 2024 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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 194
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Original | May 2, 2024 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | May 2, 2024 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 10, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MI | John James | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Vince Fong | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 16, 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 May 2, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2024Introduced in House
- May 2, 2024Referred 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. 170, no. 76, May 2, 2024, page H2835.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a congressional gold medal to James Earl Jones, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life in reshaping perceptions, dismantling racial barriers, and advocating for equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds in film and theatre.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- James Earl Jones 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.
- May 2, 2024Introduced 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.
