House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Golden Thirteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2024 — 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. 8008.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 64, April 15, 2024, Page H2398):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would award a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 African Americans who became the first African American commissioned and warrant officers in the United States Navy.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 285 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8008, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8008
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 16, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e1fa7a4a2162fe2ce293632338df6199b765597fdafb702b9ae9444c22852f65
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 16, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8008, last updated December 16, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
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- H.R. 388 (118th) Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act
- H.R. 8505 (118th) Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
- H.R. 4043 (118th) To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other…
- H.R. 51 (118th) Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H.Res. 661 (118th) Honoring the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and calling on Congress to fulfill the demands of the March…
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.