HR 4682 · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced 2023-07-17· Sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2023-07-17)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate the Mercury 13 in recognition of their accomplishments as part of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs) Program (a privately funded project testing women pilots for astronaut fitness in the 1960s), their work for gender equity, and their example of women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]CA
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]MI
Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]AZ
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]TX
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]NY
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]FL
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]AL
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]IN