Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act became law 224 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMay 2, 2024
Reported—
Passed one chamberDec 3, 2024
Passed bothDec 4, 2024
LawDec 12, 2024
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 77 words.
Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act This act provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Shirley Chisholm, in recognition of her activism, independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics, including election as the first African American woman in Congress. The act provides that the gold medal shall be given to and displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. The act also authorizes duplicate medals to be cast in bronze and made available for sale.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 19 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 851 words
- Subjects
- Congressional tributesMembers of CongressRacial and ethnic relationsWomen's rights
- Latest action
- Dec 12, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-150.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 118th H.R. 1088 Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]