H. R. 1396, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.

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Summary:To award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor all of the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race.  Cosponsors

ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION:  Representative Craig cosponsored the bill on 6/19/19.

STATUS: Introduced 2/27/19 by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]. 

  • THE BILL PASSED VIA VOICE VOTE ON 09/19/19).
  • Latest Action: 11/08/2019 Became Public Law No: 116-68. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions)

INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BILL:

  • Multiple organizations endorsing the bill.
  • 2018 information…U.S. lawmakers have plotted a trajectory towards bestowing the nation’s highest civilian award to four of NASA’s “Hidden Figures” — African American women whose roles as human “computers” helped to open outer space to astronauts in the early 1960s. (Source: Collect Space)

ADDITIONAL DETAIL:

  • Link to the text of the bill.
  • Link to bill information (support and opposition) on Countable.