To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture in the United States.
USA115th CongressHR-6681| House
| Updated: 8/24/2018
Brenda L. Lawrence
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (88)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill instructs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Arts, Culture, Religion
Congressional tributesMusicPerforming artsU.S. history
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin in recognition of her contributions of outstanding artistic and historical significance to culture in the United States.
USA115th CongressHR-6681| House
| Updated: 8/24/2018
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill instructs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin in recognition of her outstanding artistic and historical significance to the culture of the United States.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Brenda L. Lawrence
Democratic Representative
Michigan
Cosponsors (88)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Financial Services Committee
Arts, Culture, Religion
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesMusicPerforming artsU.S. history