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Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced
Summary
Recognition of Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cell line. This bill would authorize a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring Henrietta Lacks for the HeLa cells that became the first known immortal human cell line and helped drive major medical advances, including the polio vaccine and treatments for cancer and HIV. It would direct the Smithsonian to display the medal, allow the U.S. Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover costs, and use the Mint Public Enterprise Fund to pay for medal production.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Bronze medal replicas for collectors
If enacted, the Treasury could have the U.S. Mint make and sell bronze copies of the gold medal. Prices would need to cover costs like labor, materials, and machine time. Money from sales would go into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. That Fund could be used to pay the costs of making the medals. Collectors who buy replicas would pay the sale price.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/23/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/13/2025
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Roll Call Votes
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