U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 4122
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights.
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- Sponsor
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Introduced
- June 14, 2023, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (57)
57 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Colin Z. AllredD-TX-32
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Barbara LeeD-CA-12
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3June 16, 2023
- Cori BushD-MO-1June 16, 2023
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2June 16, 2023
- Al GreenD-TX-9June 16, 2023
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4June 16, 2023
- Glenn IveyD-MD-4June 16, 2023
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1June 16, 2023
- Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18June 16, 2023
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4June 16, 2023
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12June 16, 2023
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5June 16, 2023
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10June 16, 2023
- Stacey E. PlaskettD-VI-ALJune 16, 2023
- David ScottD-GA-13June 16, 2023
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10June 16, 2023
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15June 16, 2023
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33June 16, 2023
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5June 16, 2023
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE-ALJune 21, 2023
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4June 21, 2023
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2June 21, 2023
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7June 21, 2023
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12July 27, 2023
- James E. ClyburnD-SC-6July 27, 2023
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14July 27, 2023
- André CarsonD-IN-7August 1, 2023
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20August 1, 2023
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3August 1, 2023
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10August 1, 2023
- John P. SarbanesD-MD-3August 1, 2023
- David J. TroneD-MD-6August 1, 2023
- Steve CohenD-TN-9August 4, 2023
- Jim CostaD-CA-21August 4, 2023
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30August 4, 2023
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23August 4, 2023
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7August 4, 2023
- Emilia Strong SykesD-OH-13August 4, 2023
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13August 4, 2023
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7August 4, 2023
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8October 6, 2023
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20October 6, 2023
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12October 13, 2023
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2October 26, 2023
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1November 6, 2023
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5November 13, 2023
- C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2February 23, 2024
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1May 21, 2024
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7July 11, 2024
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5September 25, 2024
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3October 18, 2024