Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Alice Paul to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
The medal shall be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House.
Cosponsors (13)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ)
- Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Congressional tributes
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Voting rights
- Women's rights
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