US HB1396 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 234-81)
Status: Passed on November 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-11-08 - Became Public Law No: 116-68. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 234-81)
Status: Passed on November 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-11-08 - Became Public Law No: 116-68. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
(Sec. 3) 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 Congressional 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. (Sec. 4) The Department of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates of these medals.
Title
Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-08 | House | Became Public Law No: 116-68. (TXT | PDF) |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Signed by President. |
| 2019-10-29 | House | Presented to President. |
| 2019-10-21 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2019-10-17 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5904) |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214. |
| 2019-09-19 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2019-09-19 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7812-7813) |
| 2019-09-19 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1396. |
| 2019-09-19 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7812-7814) |
| 2019-09-19 | House | Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2019-03-11 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E284) |
| 2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB590 (Same As) 2019-03-29 - 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.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Racial and ethnic relations
Science, technology, communications
Smithsonian Institution
Space flight and exploration
Women's employment
Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Racial and ethnic relations
Science, technology, communications
Smithsonian Institution
Space flight and exploration
Women's employment
