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HR 4082 108th Congress House

Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation.

Introduced: March 31, 2004 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Agricultural laborAgriculture and FoodCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCivil rights workers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 31, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 31, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E496)
Mar 31, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or other personal representative of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation. (Chavez organized farm workers to campaign for safe and fair working conditions, founded the National Farm Workers Association-- predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America-- and was a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 22 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 8, 2004
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 31, 2004
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 31, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 31, 2004
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Mar 31, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 31, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 31, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 31, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 31, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Mar 31, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 31, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 31, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4082: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4082/
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"H.R. 4082: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4082/.
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