US HB3334 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - 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.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - 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.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Maya Angelou in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement. The bill requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution make it available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate, particularly to locations associated with Angelou's life.
Title
Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsors
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] |
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] |
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-07-20 | 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. |
2017-07-20 | 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. |
2017-07-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Art, artists, authorship
Arts, culture, religion
Congressional tributes
Literature
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Arts, culture, religion
Congressional tributes
Literature
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3334/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3334/BILLS-115hr3334ih.pdf |