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S. 590 (116th)

Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Introduced

27 February 2019

Last action

29 March 2019 · Floor

Status

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

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Summary

Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race; and one gold medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 March 2019

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2061-2062)

    Source: Discharge

  4. 27 March 2019

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2061-2062)

    Source: Floor

  5. 27 March 2019

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2061-2062)

    Source: Floor

  6. 27 March 2019

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2061-2062)

    Source: Committee

  7. 28 March 2019

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  8. 29 March 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  9. 29 March 2019

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

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