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Lena Horne Recognition Act

Introduced: February 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 27, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 27, 2013

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 715 Identical bill Lena Horne Recognition Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 13, 2014
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 8, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 4, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 27, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 27, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 27, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 397: Lena Horne Recognition Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-397/
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"S. 397: Lena Horne Recognition Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-397/.
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S. 397, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-397/.
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