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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: September 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1249)
Sep 13, 2018
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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of:

  • one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician;
  • one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, in recognition of her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer;
  • two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and
  • one Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of all of the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the 1930s to the 1970s.
What's happening now September 13, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 29 Republican 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 21, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 19, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 10, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 10, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 10, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 10, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 10, 2018
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 10, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 10, 2018
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 16, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 16, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 16, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Nov 16, 2018
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 16, 2018
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Costa, Jim
California · Nov 16, 2018
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 16, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 16, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 16, 2018
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 16, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 16, 2018
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 16, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 16, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 16, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 16, 2018
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 16, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 16, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 25, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 25, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Sep 25, 2018
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 25, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6795: Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6795/
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"H.R. 6795: Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6795/.
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H.R. 6795, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6795/.
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