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H.R. 1247: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.


Cosponsors of H.R. 1247

This bill has 68 cosponsors — 67 Democrats, 1 Republican — not including its sponsor.

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Sponsor/Cosponsor Joined/Withdrawn On Referred Committees
D Johnson, Henry C. “Hank” [D-GA4] Primary Sponsor
D Morelle, Joseph [D-NY25] Original Cosponsor
House Administration Ranking Member
D Beatty, Joyce [D-OH3] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Casten, Sean [D-IL6] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Lynch, Stephen [D-MA8] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Meeks, Gregory [D-NY5] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Scott, David [D-GA13] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Sherman, Brad [D-CA32] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI12] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Williams, Nikema [D-GA5] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
D Green, Al [D-TX9] Mar 3, 2023
Financial Services
D Sewell, Terri [D-AL7] Original Cosponsor
House Administration
D Torres, Norma [D-CA35] Original Cosponsor
House Administration

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An original cosponsor was a cosponsor on the date the legislation was introduced. Other cosponsors are shown with the date they joined, or later withdrew.

The table above shows whether the sponsor and any cosponsors are members of any committees that the bill has been referred to, a key predictor of whether this bill will move forward.

Cosponsorship of Other Relevant Legislators

The table below shows whether legislators on relevant committees or cosponsors of relevant bills are the sponsor or a cosponsor of this bill.

Cosponsor? Legislator Committee Assignment(s), Bills Sponsored
No R Steil, Bryan [R-WI1]
House Administration Chair
Financial Services
No R McHenry, Patrick [R-NC10]
Financial Services Chair
No D Waters, Maxine [D-CA43]
Financial Services Ranking Member
Original Cosponsor D Morelle, Joseph [D-NY25]
House Administration Ranking Member
No R Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA11]
Financial Services
House Administration
Original Cosponsor D Beatty, Joyce [D-OH3]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Casten, Sean [D-IL6]
Financial Services
No D Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO5]
Financial Services
No D Foster, Bill [D-IL11]
Financial Services
No D Garcia, Sylvia [D-TX29]
Financial Services
No D Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX34]
Financial Services
No D Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ5]
Financial Services
Mar 3, 2023 D Green, Al [D-TX9]
Financial Services
No D Himes, James “Jim” [D-CT4]
Financial Services
No D Horsford, Steven [D-NV4]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Lynch, Stephen [D-MA8]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Meeks, Gregory [D-NY5]
Financial Services
No D Nickel, Wiley [D-NC13]
Financial Services
No D Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO7]
Financial Services
No D Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA7]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Scott, David [D-GA13]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Sherman, Brad [D-CA32]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI12]
Financial Services
No D Torres, Ritchie [D-NY15]
Financial Services
No D Vargas, Juan [D-CA52]
Financial Services
No D Velázquez, Nydia [D-NY7]
Financial Services
Original Cosponsor D Williams, Nikema [D-GA5]
Financial Services
No R Barr, Garland “Andy” [R-KY6]
Financial Services
No R Davidson, Warren [R-OH8]
Financial Services
No R De La Cruz, Mónica [R-TX15]
Financial Services
No R Donalds, Byron [R-FL19]
Financial Services
No R Emmer, Tom [R-MN6]
Financial Services
No R Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI5]
Financial Services
No R Flood, Mike [R-NE1]
Financial Services
No R Garbarino, Andrew [R-NY2]
Financial Services
No R Hill, French [R-AR2]
Financial Services
No R Houchin, Erin [R-IN9]
Financial Services
No R Huizenga, Bill [R-MI4]
Financial Services
No R Kim, Young [R-CA40]
Financial Services
No R Lawler, Michael [R-NY17]
Financial Services
No R Lucas, Frank [R-OK3]
Financial Services
No R Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO3]
Financial Services
No R Meuser, Daniel [R-PA9]
Financial Services
No R Mooney, Alexander [R-WV2]
Financial Services
No R Norman, Ralph [R-SC5]
Financial Services
No R Nunn, Zachary (Zach) [R-IA3]
Financial Services
No R Ogles, Andrew [R-TN5]
Financial Services
No R Posey, Bill [R-FL8]
Financial Services
No R Rose, John W. [R-TN6]
Financial Services
No R Sessions, Pete [R-TX17]
Financial Services
No R Timmons, William [R-SC4]
Financial Services
No R Wagner, Ann [R-MO2]
Financial Services
No R Williams, Roger [R-TX25]
Financial Services
No D Kilmer, Derek [D-WA6]
House Administration
Original Cosponsor D Sewell, Terri [D-AL7]
House Administration
Original Cosponsor D Torres, Norma [D-CA35]
House Administration
No R Bice, Stephanie [R-OK5]
House Administration
No R Carey, Mike [R-OH15]
House Administration
No R D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY4]
House Administration
No R Griffith, Morgan [R-VA9]
House Administration
No R Lee, Laurel [R-FL15]
House Administration
No R Murphy, Gregory [R-NC3]
House Administration
Original Cosponsor D Adams, Alma [D-NC12]
No D Aguilar, Pete [D-CA33]
No D Allred, Colin [D-TX32]
No D Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA4]
No D Barragán, Nanette [D-CA44]
No D Bera, Ami [D-CA6]
No D Beyer, Donald [D-VA8]
No D Bishop, Sanford [D-GA2]
Original Cosponsor D Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR3]
No D Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
Original Cosponsor D Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR1]
No D Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY16]
Original Cosponsor D Boyle, Brendan [D-PA2]
Original Cosponsor D Brown, Shontel [D-OH11]
No D Brownley, Julia [D-CA26]
Original Cosponsor D Bush, Cori [D-MO1]
Original Cosponsor D Carbajal, Salud [D-CA24]
No D Carson, André [D-IN7]
Original Cosponsor D Carter, Troy [D-LA2]
Original Cosponsor D Cartwright, Matthew “Matt” [D-PA8]
No D Case, Ed [D-HI1]
No D Castor, Kathy [D-FL14]
No D Castro, Joaquin [D-TX20]
No D Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL20]
Apr 10, 2023 D Chu, Judy [D-CA28]
No D Cicilline, David [D-RI1]
No D Clark, Katherine [D-MA5]
No D Clarke, Yvette [D-NY9]
No D Clyburn, James “Jim” [D-SC6]
Original Cosponsor D Cohen, Steve [D-TN9]
No D Connolly, Gerald [D-VA11]
Mar 3, 2023 D Correa, Luis [D-CA46]
Original Cosponsor D Costa, Jim [D-CA21]
No D Courtney, Joe [D-CT2]
No D Craig, Angie [D-MN2]
No D Crow, Jason [D-CO6]
Original Cosponsor D Cuellar, Henry [D-TX28]
No D Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA29]
No D Davids, Sharice [D-KS3]
Original Cosponsor D Davis, Danny [D-IL7]
No D DeGette, Diana [D-CO1]
No D DeLauro, Rosa [D-CT3]
Mar 3, 2023 D DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA10]
No D Dean, Madeleine [D-PA4]
Original Cosponsor D DelBene, Suzan [D-WA1]
No D Dingell, Debbie [D-MI6]
No D Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX37]
No D Escobar, Veronica [D-TX16]
Original Cosponsor D Eshoo, Anna [D-CA16]
Original Cosponsor D Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY13]
No D Evans, Dwight [D-PA3]
Mar 9, 2023 D Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX7]
No D Frankel, Lois [D-FL22]
Original Cosponsor D Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ3]
No D Garamendi, John [D-CA8]
No D García, Jesús “Chuy” [D-IL4]
No D Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA34]
No D Grijalva, Raúl [D-AZ7]
No D Harder, Josh [D-CA9]
Mar 3, 2023 D Hayes, Jahana [D-CT5]
Original Cosponsor D Higgins, Brian [D-NY26]
No D Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA6]
No D Huffman, Jared [D-CA2]
No D Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]
Original Cosponsor D Jacobs, Sara [D-CA51]
No D Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA7]
No D Jeffries, Hakeem [D-NY8]
No D Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH9]
Original Cosponsor D Keating, William R. [D-MA9]
No D Kelly, Robin [D-IL2]
No D Khanna, Ro [D-CA17]
No D Kildee, Daniel [D-MI8]
No D Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL8]
No D Kuster, Ann [D-NH2]
No D Larsen, Rick [D-WA2]
No D Larson, John [D-CT1]
No D Lee, Barbara [D-CA12]
No D Lee, Susie [D-NV3]
No D Levin, Mike [D-CA49]
No D Lieu, Ted [D-CA36]
No D Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA18]
No D Luján, Ben [D-NM]
No D Manning, Kathy [D-NC6]
Original Cosponsor D Matsui, Doris [D-CA7]
No D McBath, Lucy [D-GA7]
Original Cosponsor D McCollum, Betty [D-MN4]
Original Cosponsor D McGovern, James “Jim” [D-MA2]
Original Cosponsor D Meng, Grace [D-NY6]
No D Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD7]
Original Cosponsor D Moore, Gwen [D-WI4]
Original Cosponsor D Moulton, Seth [D-MA6]
No D Mrvan, Frank [D-IN1]
No D Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY12]
No D Napolitano, Grace [D-CA31]
No D Neal, Richard [D-MA1]
Mar 27, 2023 D Neguse, Joe [D-CO2]
Original Cosponsor D Norton, Eleanor [D-DC]
No D Omar, Ilhan [D-MN5]
Original Cosponsor D Pallone, Frank [D-NJ6]
No D Pappas, Chris [D-NH1]
No D Pascrell, Bill [D-NJ9]
No D Payne, Donald [D-NJ10]
No D Peltola, Mary [D-AK]
No D Peters, Gary [D-MI]
No D Peters, Scott [D-CA50]
Original Cosponsor D Phillips, Dean [D-MN3]
No D Pingree, Chellie [D-ME1]
No D Plaskett, Stacey [D-VI]
Original Cosponsor D Pocan, Mark [D-WI2]
No D Porter, Katie [D-CA47]
No D Quigley, Mike [D-IL5]
No D Raskin, Jamie [D-MD8]
Original Cosponsor D Ross, Deborah [D-NC2]
Original Cosponsor D Ruiz, Raul [D-CA25]
No D Ruppersberger, A. Dutch [D-MD2]
Mar 3, 2023 D Sablan, Gregorio [D-MP]
Original Cosponsor D Sarbanes, John [D-MD3]
Original Cosponsor D Scanlon, Mary [D-PA5]
No D Schakowsky, Janice “Jan” [D-IL9]
Original Cosponsor D Schiff, Adam [D-CA30]
No D Schneider, Bradley “Brad” [D-IL10]
No D Schrier, Kim [D-WA8]
No D Scott, Robert “Bobby” [D-VA3]
No D Smith, Adam [D-WA9]
No D Soto, Darren [D-FL9]
No D Stansbury, Melanie [D-NM1]
No D Stanton, Greg [D-AZ4]
Original Cosponsor D Stevens, Haley [D-MI11]
No D Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA10]
No D Swalwell, Eric [D-CA14]
No D Sánchez, Linda [D-CA38]
No D Takano, Mark [D-CA39]
Original Cosponsor D Thompson, Bennie [D-MS2]
No D Thompson, Mike [D-CA4]
Original Cosponsor D Titus, Dina [D-NV1]
Original Cosponsor D Tonko, Paul [D-NY20]
No D Trahan, Lori [D-MA3]
Original Cosponsor D Trone, David [D-MD6]
No D Underwood, Lauren [D-IL14]
No D Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Original Cosponsor D Veasey, Marc [D-TX33]
No D Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL25]
Original Cosponsor D Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ12]
No D Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Original Cosponsor D Wild, Susan [D-PA7]
Original Cosponsor D Wilson, Frederica [D-FL24]
No R Bacon, Don [R-NE2]
No R Bilirakis, Gus [R-FL12]
No R Cole, Tom [R-OK4]
No R LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA1]
Original Cosponsor R Mace, Nancy [R-SC1]
No R Rogers, Mike [R-AL3]
No R Salazar, Maria [R-FL27]
No R Weber, Randy [R-TX14]