H.R. 8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
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H.R. 8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
118th Congress · introduced 2024-05-02 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2024-05-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
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James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · 194 cosponsors
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Ritchie Torres (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Grace Meng (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Steve Womack (R-AR), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Susie Lee (D-NV), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and 134 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] reported raising $10.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr8231.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr8231 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118