Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
Latest action · Jan 30, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Fred Korematsu in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the nation, and his dedication to justice and equality.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2023 to Feb 7, 2023; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jan 30, 2023 |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 7, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-574 | BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE: IMPROVING PROVIDER DIRECTORY ACCURACY TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF GHOST NETWORKS135 pages | Finance Committee | May 3, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 640 | Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jan 30, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu, in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the United States, and his dedication to justice and equality.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
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.
- Jan 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
