U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 1244
The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865
To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.
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- Sponsor
- Al GreenD-TX-9
- Introduced
- February 28, 2023, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (125)
124 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12
- Pete AguilarD-CA-33
- Colin Z. AllredD-TX-32
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2
- Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE-AL
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- Jamaal BowmanD-NY-16
- Brendan F. BoyleD-PA-2
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
- Cori BushD-MO-1
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2
- Greg CasarD-TX-35
- Sean CastenD-IL-6
- Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
- David N. CicillineD-RI-1
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- James E. ClyburnD-SC-6
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Gerald E. ConnollyD-VA-11
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6
- Lloyd DoggettD-TX-37
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Lizzie FletcherD-TX-7
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Lois FrankelD-FL-22
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ-3
- John GaramendiD-CA-8
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Jimmy GomezD-CA-34
- Vicente GonzalezD-TX-34
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5
- Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
- Sara JacobsD-CA-51
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Derek KilmerD-WA-6
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8
- Ann M. KusterD-NH-2
- Barbara LeeD-CA-12
- Ted LieuD-CA-36
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- Lucy McBathD-GA-7
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5
- Grace MengD-NY-6
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12
- Grace F. NapolitanoD-CA-31
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-14
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Katie PorterD-CA-47
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
- John P. SarbanesD-MD-3
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Adam B. SchiffD-CA-30
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32
- Darren SotoD-FL-9
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Mark TakanoD-CA-39
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3
- David J. TroneD-MD-6
- Juan VargasD-CA-52
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14May 10, 2023
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20May 10, 2023
- Judy ChuD-CA-28May 10, 2023
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46May 10, 2023
- Jared HuffmanD-CA-2May 10, 2023
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2May 10, 2023
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12May 10, 2023
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4May 10, 2023
- Kevin MullinD-CA-15May 10, 2023
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.D-NJ-9May 10, 2023
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho SablanD-MP-ALMay 10, 2023
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38May 10, 2023
- Morgan McGarveyD-KY-3November 21, 2023
- Michael C. BurgessR-TX-26December 9, 2024
- Erica Lee CarterD-TX-18December 20, 2024