Topic
Smithsonian Institution
479
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 77. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 119th
62
bills in the 117th Congress.
Showing 31–60,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1394 | Black History is American History Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | February 26, 2021 | |
| HR 1348 | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. | 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. | February 25, 2021 | |
| HR 1179 | Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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. | February 18, 2021 | |
| HR 1175 | Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | February 19, 2021 | |
| HR 1085 | To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | March 17, 2021 | |
| HR 1012 | ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | 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. | February 11, 2021 | |
| HR 896 | Dr. Li Wenliang Congressional Gold Medal Act | 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. | February 5, 2021 | |
| HR 734 | Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | 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. | February 2, 2021 | |
| HR 707 | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | May 19, 2021 | |
| HR 674 | Hazel M. Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Act | 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. | February 1, 2021 | |
| HR 323 | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Carrie Beatrice "Mudear" Sager, in recognition of her service to her community and nation, for peace, racial justice, and human rights. | 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. | January 15, 2021 | |
| S 3702 | United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | February 17, 2022 | |
| S 3547 | African American History Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | February 1, 2022 | |
| S 3448 | Freedom Riders Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | January 10, 2022 | |
| S 3420 | Freedom Riders Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | December 16, 2021 | |
| S 3034 | Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | October 20, 2021 | |
| S 2756 | A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration of the service members who perished as a result of the attack in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | September 15, 2021 | |
| S 2738 | Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6501; text: CR S6501-6502) | September 14, 2021 | |
| S 2647 | Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | August 5, 2021 | |
| S 2607 | Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act | Became Public Law No: 117-320. | December 27, 2022 | |
| S 2366 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | July 15, 2021 | |
| S 2063 | A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | June 15, 2021 | |
| S 2011 | COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | June 10, 2021 | |
| S 1882 | Gold Star Families Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | May 27, 2021 | |
| S 1872 | United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act | Became Public Law No: 117-132. | June 7, 2022 | |
| S 1404 | Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act | Became Public Law No: 117-85. | February 1, 2022 | |
| S 1079 | Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | April 13, 2021 | |
| S 692 | Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | March 10, 2021 | |
| S 450 | Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | Became Public Law No: 117-334. | January 5, 2023 | |
| S 321 | "Six Triple Eight" Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 | Became Public Law No: 117-97. | March 14, 2022 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.