# 119-s-1893: Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-s-1893, Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1893
- Congress: 119
- Title: Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Recognize Henrietta Lacks with a Congressional Gold Medal** to honor the HeLa cell line and its contributions to medicine, scientific progress, quality of life, and patient rights. The bill would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a gold medal, designate the medals as national medals and numismatic items, and transfer the gold medal to the Smithsonian for display and research with a congressional preference for other Lacks-related sites. It would also allow the U.S. Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates priced to recover costs and to use the Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover and receive those amounts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1893 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1893)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1893 (as of 2025-12-21).