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House bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-437

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Mrs. Jesse Owens.

H.R. 1270Introduced Feb 25, 1987Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Became law on Sep 20, 1988.

Sponsor: Rep. Louis Stokes D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 20, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-437.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

227 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 162 Democrats

60 of 227 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), William Alexander (D-AR), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Edward Boland (D-MA), William Boner (D-TN), David Bonior (D-MI), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), William Broomfield (R-MI), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX) and 197 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louis Stokes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.