S 802
115th Congress
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Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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 in honor of Larry Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
46
D
Cantwell, Maria
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Thune, John
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
R
Daines, Steve
R
Ernst, Joni
R
Hoeven, John
R
Young, Todd
R
Boozman, John
R
Collins, Susan M.
R
Cotton, Tom
R
Tillis, Thomas
R
Kennedy, John
R
Moran, Jerry
R
Risch, James E.
D
Schatz, Brian
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Wyden, Ron
D
Smith, Tina
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Heinrich, Martin
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murphy, Christopher
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Schumer, Charles E.
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Kaine, Tim
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Peters, Gary C.
D
Reed, Jack
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Baldwin, Tammy
R
Cassidy, Bill
D
Booker, Cory A.
R
Graham, Lindsey
R
Scott, Tim
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 802: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-802/
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