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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
USA116th CongressHR-6944| House
| Updated: 5/19/2020
Alan S. Lowenthal
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-5001To 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.
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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
USA116th CongressHR-6944| House
| Updated: 5/19/2020
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 LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 115-5001To 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Alan S. Lowenthal
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (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