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HR 6944 116th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Athletes Congressional tributes Professional sports Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Women's rights

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…

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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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.

Introduced: May 19, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 19, 2020
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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 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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.

What's happening now May 19, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 30, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 30, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 19, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 19, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 19, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 19, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 19, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· May 19, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· May 19, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 19, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· May 19, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6944: 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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6944/
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"H.R. 6944: 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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6944/.
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H.R. 6944, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6944/.
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[H.R. 6944: 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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6944/)
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