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Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: March 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 31, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E585)
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the posthumous award of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, her election as the first African-American woman in Congress, and her campaign to be the first African-American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President of the United States.

What's happening now May 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 13, 2011
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 31, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1303: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1303/
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"H.R. 1303: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1303/.
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H.R. 1303, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1303/.
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