Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored By: Representative Jeffries
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Summary
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, election as the first African American woman in Congress, and campaign to be the first African American to gain the nomination of a major political party for President of the United States.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jeffries
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
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