House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
Official title: To award posthumously 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 6, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1933.
- 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. 171, No. 43, March 6, 2025, Page H1040):Article I, Section 8, clause 7Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1933, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1933
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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.
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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
47 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 31 Democrats
31 of 47 cosponsors (66%) are from the other party.
Aaron Bean (R-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Vince Fong (R-CA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), George Latimer (D-NY) and 17 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.