House bill · H.R. 3498 (119th Congress)
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Kweisi Mfume (U.S. Representative, MD-7, Democratic)
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Summary
Would award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used extensively in medical research. A Congressional Gold Medal is an honorary award and carries no legal or funding effect beyond producing the medal.
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- In committee
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- Passed one chamber
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Committee
House Committee on Financial Services · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
35
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- André Carson
- April McClain Delaney
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Cleo Fields
- Danny K. Davis
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Donald G. Davis
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Glenn Ivey
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- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Jahana Hayes
- Jamie Raskin
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Josh Gottheimer
- Joyce Beatty
- LaMonica McIver
- Nikema Williams
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sarah Elfreth
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel M. Brown
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Terri A. Sewell
- Troy A. Carter
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Yvette D. Clarke
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Full history
- May 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- May 19, 2025
Introduced
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- May 19, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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