House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 2, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8231.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 76, May 2, 2024, Page H2835):Article I, Section 8, clause 7 The single subject of this legislation is: To award a congressional gold medal to James Earl Jones, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life in reshaping perceptions, dismantling racial barriers, and advocating for equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds in film and theatre.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 329 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8231, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8231
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 17, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8231, last updated December 17, 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
194 cosponsors — 113 Republicans, 80 Democrats, 1 independent
80 of 194 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Troy Carter (D-LA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) and 164 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Lawler.
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.