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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and…

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.

Introduced: February 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Saunders Booker, Jr., in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including his reporting during the civil rights movement and his social and political commentary.

What's happening now February 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 20 Republican 2
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 5, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 25, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 14, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Sep 8, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 6, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Aug 11, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 11, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Aug 11, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
Renacci, James
· Mar 21, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 3, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 1, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 1, 2017
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 1, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 1, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 1, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 812: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-812/
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"H.R. 812: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-812/.
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H.R. 812, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-812/.
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[H.R. 812: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-812/)
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