To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Hall, in recognition of his service to the Black Community as the founder of the first Black Masonic lodge.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9329.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 129, August 9, 2024, Page H4985):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Prince Hall, in recognition of his service to the Black Community as the founder of the first Black Masonic lodge.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 9, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9329, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9329

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 10, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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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.

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