To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
USA115th CongressHR-7107| House
| Updated: 10/30/2018
Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (52)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, election as the first African American woman in Congress, and campaign to be the first African American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President of the United States.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
USA115th CongressHR-7107| House
| Updated: 10/30/2018
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, election as the first African American woman in Congress, and campaign to be the first African American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (52)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsWomen's rights