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House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-65

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.

H.R. 1243Introduced Mar 2, 2009Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Became law on Sep 30, 2009.

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Baca D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-65.

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

302 cosponsors — 98 Republicans, 204 Democrats

97 of 302 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Adler (D-NJ), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boccieri (D-OH), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Allen Boyd (D-FL) and 272 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-43 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.