To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
USA115th CongressHR-5001| House
| Updated: 2/13/2018
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (20)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
AthletesCongressional tributesProfessional sportsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's rights
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
USA115th CongressHR-5001| House
| Updated: 2/13/2018
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBT community in athletics, education, and our society.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (20)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AthletesCongressional tributesProfessional sportsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationWomen's rights