A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war, that were referred to as "Rosie the Riveter", in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
USA115th CongressS-2500| Senate
| Updated: 3/6/2018
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018 This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to Rosie the Riveter (i.e., any female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II), in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. The medal shall be displayed at the National Museum of American History, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with Rosie the Riveter.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Labor and Employment
Conflicts and warsCongressional tributesDistrict of ColumbiaManufacturingMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. historyWomen's employment
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war, that were referred to as "Rosie the Riveter", in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
USA115th CongressS-2500| Senate
| Updated: 3/6/2018
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018 This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to Rosie the Riveter (i.e., any female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II), in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. The medal shall be displayed at the National Museum of American History, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with Rosie the Riveter.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Conflicts and warsCongressional tributesDistrict of ColumbiaManufacturingMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSmithsonian InstitutionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. historyWomen's employment