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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.

H.R. 2078Introduced Jun 6, 2001Policy area: Commemorations
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 25, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.

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

110 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 88 Democrats

21 of 110 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL) and 80 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Jefferson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.