2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1933: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
3/6/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Financial Services(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Democrat: 27
Primary Sponsor
Michael Lawler
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Mike Kelly
Republican
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
David Rouzer
Republican
Grace Meng
Democrat
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Donald Davis
Democrat
Michael McCaul
Republican
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Ken Calvert
Republican
Luis Correa
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Eric Crawford
Republican
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat
David Valadao
Republican
Patrick Fallon
Republican
Aaron Bean
Republican
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Earl Carter
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Vince Fong
Republican
Marc Veasey
Democrat
George Latimer
Democrat
Josh Riley
Democrat
Thomas Kean
Republican
Michael Guest
Republican
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat