House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-162
To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions to the Nation.
Became law on Dec 6, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. Diane Watson D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2003
- Committee actionNov 21, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 15, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 26, 2003
- Became lawDec 6, 2003
Latest action: Dec 6, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-162.
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
294 cosponsors — 95 Republicans, 198 Democrats, 1 independent
93 of 294 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Frank Ballance (D-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Chris Bell (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and 264 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Watson.
- H.R. 1822 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3751 West 6th Street in Los Angeles, California, as the "Dosan…
- H.R. 1209 (108th) To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 576 (108th) Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to improve its protection of intellectual property rights, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 511 (108th) Recognizing the accomplishments of the University of Southern California's football, women's volleyball, and men's water polo teams.
- H.Con.Res. 357 (108th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dorothy Height.
- H.Res. 793 (108th) Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right to vote is a fundamental…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.