HOUSE 1244118th CongressReferred 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.
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
- Last Action
- 2/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-28Referred 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.
- 2023-02-28Referred 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.
- 2023-02-28Referred 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.
- 2023-02-28Introduced in House
- 2023-02-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-28 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Cori Bush (D-MO)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
Subjects
- Congressional tributes
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. history
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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