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Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
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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.

After the award of the medal, it shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1003 Related bill Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act
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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 7, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 7, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Feb 7, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 7, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Feb 7, 2019
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2019
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 7, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 7, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 7, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 7, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 7, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 409: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-409/
MLA
"S. 409: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-409/.
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S. 409, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-409/.
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[S. 409: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-409/)
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