House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To award a congressional gold medal to honor Jack Roosevelt Robinson.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 1997
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Latest action: Apr 25, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
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
81 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 63 Democrats, 1 independent
18 of 81 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY) and 51 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Schumer.
- H.Con.Res. 60 (105th) Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.
- H.R. 3081 (105th) Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1997
- H.R. 12 (105th) Twelve is Enough Anti-Gunrunning Act
- H.R. 1047 (105th) Child Safety Lock Act of 1997
- H.R. 4233 (105th) Brady Waiting Period Extension Act of 1998
- H.R. 2826 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal residence within an empowerment zone or…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.