Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award a congressional gold medal to Lawrence Eugene Doby and posthumously to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of their accomplishments in sport and in the advancement of civil rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of that medal.
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Lautenberg D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 1987
- Committee actionDec 2, 1987
- Passed SenateDec 17, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 30, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
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
61 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 41 Democrats
20 of 61 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
- S.J.Res. 105 (100th) A joint resolution to designate December 7, 1987, as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" on the occasion of the anniversary of the…
- S.J.Res. 160 (100th) A joint resolution to designate July 25, 1987, as "Clean Water Day".
- S.J.Res. 218 (100th) A joint resolution to designate March 25, 1988, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy."
- S.J.Res. 117 (100th) A joint resolution designating July 2, 1987, as "National Literacy Day".
- S. 2030 (100th) Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
- S.J.Res. 304 (100th) A joint resolution designating July 2, 1988, as "National Literacy Day."
Sponsor’s state and district
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.