House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4682.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 122, July 17, 2023, Page H3641):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Mercury 13 for their trailblazing accomplishments.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 260 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4682, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4682
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 5, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
27 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 17 Democrats
10 of 27 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Michael Turner (R-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
- H.R. 1735 (118th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 4670 (118th) Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2023
- H.R. 6969 (118th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- H.R. 4166 (118th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.R. 293 (118th) Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
- H.R. 4333 (118th) Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.