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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Edward J. Dwight, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

S. 734Introduced Feb 25, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African American astronaut candidate in the United States.

Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet D-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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

6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

John Cornyn (R-TX), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Angus King (I-ME), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Charles Schumer (D-NY).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress

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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.