United States · Bill · S
S. 397 (113th)
Lena Horne Recognition Act
Introduced
27 February 2013
Last action
27 February 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11], Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bernie Sanders, Tim Scott
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
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Timeline
27 February 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 February 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 February 2013
Sponsors
- Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
- Tim Scott · R · Cosponsor
- · ssbk00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Lena Horne Recognition Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/397
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/397
- us · 113-s-397 · source updated 5 December 2025