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HR 5001 115th Congress House

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the…

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership adva… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.

Introduced: March 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues AthletesCongressional tributesProfessional sportsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's rights
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Feb 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 15, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 25, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5001: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5001/
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"H.R. 5001: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5001/.
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H.R. 5001, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5001/.
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