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James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act

H.R. 1933Introduced Mar 6, 2025Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

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.

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NY
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Where it went

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.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1933, last updated July 17, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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

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.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Lawler.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 district

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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.