# 118-s-2861: Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act

118-s-2861, Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-s-2861
- Congress: 118
- Title: Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-09-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 68
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Congressional Gold Medal honoring Billie Jean King** recognizes her groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women in athletics, education, and society. The law directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal bearing her name, authorizes sale of bronze duplicates to cover production costs, routes expenses and proceeds through the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, and classifies the medals as national numismatic items.

## Cosponsors (68)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN), 2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (D-PA), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2024-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] (D-WV), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (D-MI), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (D-OH), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 308 | 87 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mint sells bronze Billie Jean King medals: mixed, low. The U.S. Mint can make and sell bronze duplicate copies of Billie Jean King’s Congressional Gold Medal. You can buy a bronze duplicate at a price that covers the Mint’s full costs, like labor, materials, dies, machinery, and overhead. Money from these sales goes into the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fu…

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## Sources
- [118-s-2861 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2861)

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