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The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

Introduced: February 28, 2023 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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.
Feb 28, 2023
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The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the enslaved persons collectively in recognition of their service as the greatest contributors to the foundation of America's economic greatness.

What's happening now February 28, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 123
All 123 Democratic 101
Burgess, Michael
· Dec 9, 2024
 D
McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Nov 21, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 10, 2023
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · May 10, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 10, 2023
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 10, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 10, 2023
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 10, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2023
 D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · May 10, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · May 10, 2023
Pascrell, Bill
· May 10, 2023
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 10, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 28, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 28, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 28, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 28, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Feb 28, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
Cicilline, David
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 28, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1244: The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1244/
MLA
"H.R. 1244: The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1244/.
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H.R. 1244, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1244/.
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[H.R. 1244: The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1244/)
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