H.R. 1244 (IH) - The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865 - BILLS-118hr1244ih | Content Details

H.R. 1244 (IH) - The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

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Collection: Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number: Y 1.6:
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Congress Number: 118th Congress

Congress Session: 1st Session

Last Action Date Listed: February 28, 2023

Action: Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Adams, Mr. Carson, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Allred, Ms. Bush, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Soto, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Ross, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Titus, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Evans, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Casar, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Porter, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Casten, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Brown, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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

Bill Number: H.R. 1244

Bill Version: Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title: The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

Full Title: To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.

Sponsors: Al Green(TX)

Cosponsors: Adam B. Schiff (CA); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Alma S. Adams (NC); Andre Carson (IN); Ann M. Kuster (NH); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Barbara Lee (CA); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Betty McCollum (MN); William R. Keating (MA); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Brad Sherman (CA); Brendan F. Boyle (PA); Colin Z. Allred (TX); Cori Bush (MO); Danny K. Davis (IL); Darren Soto (FL); David N. Cicilline (RI); David Scott (GA); David J. Trone (MD); Debbie Dingell (MI); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Deborah K. Ross (NC); Derek Kilmer (WA); Dina Titus (NV); Donald G. Davis (NC); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD); Dwight Evans (PA); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Glenn Ivey (MD); Grace Meng (NY); Grace F. Napolitano (CA); Greg Casar (TX); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Gwen Moore (WI); Haley M. Stevens (MI); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Ilhan Omar (MN); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Jared Moskowitz (FL); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Jerrold Nadler (NY); James E. Clyburn (SC); James P. McGovern (MA); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Joaquin Castro (TX); Joe Neguse (CO); John Garamendi (CA); John P. Sarbanes (MD); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Joyce Beatty (OH); Juan Vargas (CA); Julia Brownley (CA); Katie Porter (CA); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE); Lizzie Fletcher (TX); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Lois Frankel (FL); Lori Trahan (MA); Lucy McBath (GA); Madeleine Dean (PA); Marc A. Veasey (TX); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Mark Pocan (WI); Mark Takano (CA); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Maxine Waters (CA); Maxwell Frost (FL); Nikema Williams (GA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Paul Tonko (NY); Pete Aguilar (CA); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Ritchie Torres (NY); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Ruben Gallego (AZ); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Sara Jacobs (CA); Sean Casten (IL); Seth Moulton (MA); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Steve Cohen (TN); Steven Horsford (NV); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Ted Lieu (CA); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Tony Cardenas (CA); Troy Carter (LA); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); Vicente Gonzalez (TX); Yvette D. Clarke (NY)

Committees: Committee on Financial Services (Standing), Committee on the Budget (Standing), Committee on House Administration (Standing)

United States Code Reference: 31 U.S.C. Chapter 51