S.409: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Introduced Feb. 7, 2019
Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2019

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Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

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25 (23 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)
Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

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Introduced in Senate - Feb. 7, 2019

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Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act 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. 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.

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date	Description
Feb. 7, 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb. 7, 2019	Introduced in the Senate by Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)