To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1831.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 56, March 28, 2023, Page H1528):
  Article I, Section VIII, Clause XVIII of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  171 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1831, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1831

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  e02ef17e7c1593f86a8d3c09e0d9465093ec82f6536a7feb11b3cc0882e0ad15

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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