Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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25 cosponsors · 23 D, 2 R

23 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill instructs 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 Aretha Franklin.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 7, 2019

Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

After the award of the medal, it shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Latest action (Feb 7, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 7, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.