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Lena Horne Recognition Act

Introduced: December 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Dec 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 14, 2011
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Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.

What's happening now December 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1815 Related bill Lena Horne Recognition Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Nov 26, 2012
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 1, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 30, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 14, 2012
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 26, 2012
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 14, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 14, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1993: Lena Horne Recognition Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1993/
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"S. 1993: Lena Horne Recognition Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1993/.
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S. 1993, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1993/.
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