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HR 311 109th Congress House

Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 25, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2005

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal. Requires proceeds from the sale of such medals to be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 37 Republican 1 Independent 1
BOYD, ALLEN
· May 17, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 8, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 17, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 6, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 28, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 28, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 21, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Apr 14, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Apr 13, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Apr 13, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 6, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Apr 6, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 5, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Mar 1, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Mar 1, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Feb 17, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 17, 2005
Salazar, John
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 2, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Feb 2, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 2, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 311: Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-311/
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"H.R. 311: Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-311/.
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