United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6944 (116th)
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
Introduced
19 May 2020
Last action
19 May 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
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Timeline
19 May 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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19 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
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19 May 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 May 2020 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6944
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6944
- us · 116-hr-6944 · source updated 3 January 2025