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H.R. 4082: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

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H.R. 4082: Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-31 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

Plain summary

Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or other personal representative of Cesar E. Chavez in recognition of his service to the Nation. (Chavez organized farm workers to campaign for safe and fair working conditions, founded the National Farm Workers Association-- predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America-- and was a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.)

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Official text

Cesar E. Chavez Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · 130 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 70 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4082 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108