Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 21, 2018
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- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Aug 21, 2018 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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
41 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 2 independents
5 of 41 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Doug Jones (D-AL), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Edward Markey (D-MA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
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- S. 1446 (115th) A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
- S. 729 (115th) John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.