HR 4682
118th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced: July 17, 2023
Introduced by:
Houlahan, Chrissy
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Jul 17, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Jul 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate the Mercury 13 in recognition of their accomplishments as part of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs) Program (a privately funded project testing women pilots for astronaut fitness in the 1960s), their work for gender equity, and their example of women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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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