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Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: May 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 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.)

What's happening now April 29, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 39 Independent 1
BERRY, MARION
· Jul 28, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 28, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Jul 28, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 17, 2005
Davis, Artur
· May 5, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· May 3, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 28, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Apr 28, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 21, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 20, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 17, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 17, 2005
Salazar, John
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 17, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 17, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1365: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1365/
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"H.R. 1365: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1365/.
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