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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act

USA116th CongressS-590| Senate 
| Updated: 3/29/2019
Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

Democratic Senator

Delaware

Cosponsors (71)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and one gold medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s. Certain of such medals shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where they shall be (1) available for display, as appropriate; and (2) made available for research. The medal awarded in honor of Mary Jackson shall be given to her granddaughter, Wanda Jackson. (Sec. 4) The Department of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates. Amounts received from the sale of such medals shall be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-3321
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 27, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 28, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2019
Received in the House.
Nov 8, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1396
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-3321
    Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act


  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • March 27, 2019
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 28, 2019
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • March 29, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 29, 2019
    Received in the House.


  • November 8, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1396
    Signed by President.

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  • HR 116-1396: Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act

USA116th CongressS-590| Senate 
| Updated: 3/29/2019
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and one gold medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s. Certain of such medals shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where they shall be (1) available for display, as appropriate; and (2) made available for research. The medal awarded in honor of Mary Jackson shall be given to her granddaughter, Wanda Jackson. (Sec. 4) The Department of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates. Amounts received from the sale of such medals shall be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Bill Text Versions

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3 versions available

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-3321
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 27, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 27, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2061-2062)
Mar 28, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 29, 2019
Received in the House.
Nov 8, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1396
Signed by President.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-3321
    Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act


  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • March 27, 2019
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 27, 2019
    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2061-2062)


  • March 28, 2019
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • March 29, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 29, 2019
    Received in the House.


  • November 8, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1396
    Signed by President.
Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

Democratic Senator

Delaware

Cosponsors (71)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1396: Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAviation and airportsCongressional tributesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationRacial and ethnic relationsSmithsonian InstitutionSpace flight and explorationWomen's employment