HR3498Referred to Committee

Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-19
Introduced
35
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat · MD · Representative
Votes with party: 98.4% (628 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M000687

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (35)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

35 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

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.

2025-05-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Plain-English Summary

Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill awards posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of the contributions of her immortal cells to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients' rights.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.