Bill Title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. [HB812 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Tim Ryan [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Joyce [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-14	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marcia Fudge [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joyce Beatty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Marcy Kaptur [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steve Cohen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TN-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eddie Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-30	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Smith [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cedric Richmond [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-LA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Conyers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gwen Moore [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lacy Clay [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Darren Soto [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andre Carson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IN-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alcee Hastings [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dwight Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James Renacci [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Yvette Clarke [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregory Meeks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Keith Ellison [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bill Johnson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jamie Raskin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Turner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Vicente Gonzalez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-34	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Al Lawson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joseph Kennedy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregg Harper [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MS-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Cicilline [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-RI-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Rush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Comstock [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Hakeem Jeffries [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Debbie Dingell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bennie Thompson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MS-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robert Scott [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Terri Sewell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brian Higgins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adriano Espaillat [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alan Lowenthal [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-47	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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