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H.R. 6681 115th Congress House

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture in the United States.

Introduced: August 24, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 24, 2018
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 Latest action August 24, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill instructs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States.

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 Cosponsors 88
All 88 Democratic 42 Republican 5
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 2, 2018
Sires, Albio
· Oct 12, 2018
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 28, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2018
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 13, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 13, 2018
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 13, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 13, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 7, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Sep 5, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 5, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 5, 2018
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Sep 5, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 5, 2018
Love, Mia
· Sep 5, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 5, 2018
Meadows, Mark
· Sep 5, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 5, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Sep 5, 2018
Richmond, Cedric
· Sep 5, 2018
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 5, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Sep 5, 2018
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 5, 2018
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 4, 2018
Demings, Val
· Aug 31, 2018
Maloney, Sean
· Aug 31, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 31, 2018
Cicilline, David
· Aug 28, 2018
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Aug 28, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 28, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Aug 28, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Aug 24, 2018
Bass, Karen
· Aug 24, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 24, 2018
Brown, Anthony
· Aug 24, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Aug 24, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 24, 2018
CLAY, WM.
· Aug 24, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 24, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6681: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6681/
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