U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 1933
James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to James Earl Jones, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life in reshaping perceptions, dismantling racial barriers, and advocating for equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds in film and theatre.
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- Sponsor
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17
- Introduced
- March 6, 2025, in the House
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (47)
31 Democrats, 16 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15
Signed on later
- Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6April 1, 2025
- Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2April 1, 2025
- Mike KellyR-PA-16April 1, 2025
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20April 1, 2025
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10April 3, 2025
- David RouzerR-NC-7April 3, 2025
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24April 7, 2025
- Grace MengD-NY-6April 7, 2025
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23April 7, 2025
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13April 7, 2025
- James A. HimesD-CT-4April 8, 2025
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1April 10, 2025
- Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10April 10, 2025
- Ken CalvertR-CA-41April 17, 2025
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46April 17, 2025
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26April 17, 2025
- Nicole MalliotakisR-NY-11April 17, 2025
- Young KimR-CA-40April 21, 2025
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3May 19, 2025
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1May 19, 2025
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10June 3, 2025
- Greg StantonD-AZ-4June 3, 2025
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3June 10, 2025
- Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordR-AR-1June 11, 2025
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13June 11, 2025
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8June 11, 2025
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5June 12, 2025
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3June 23, 2025
- Pat FallonR-TX-4June 23, 2025
- David G. ValadaoR-CA-22June 23, 2025
- Aaron BeanR-FL-4July 10, 2025
- Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1July 10, 2025
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5July 10, 2025
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19July 10, 2025
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2July 10, 2025
- Vince FongR-CA-20July 16, 2025
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33July 22, 2025
- George LatimerD-NY-16July 29, 2025
- Josh RileyD-NY-19July 29, 2025
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.R-NJ-7August 8, 2025
- Michael GuestR-MS-3August 19, 2025
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5August 26, 2025
- Angie CraigD-MN-2September 30, 2025
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12September 30, 2025
- Greg LandsmanD-OH-1December 9, 2025
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12December 15, 2025