I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8535 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2022 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. WATERS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Ms. DEAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. JACKSON
LEE, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
WILD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
LAWSON of Florida, Ms. BASS, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. FOSTER, 
Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. 
BLUNT
ROCHESTER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CARSON, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. WELCH, 
Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SE-
WELL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mr. MFUME, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JONES, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. BEYER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Ms. BUSH, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
BERA, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Mr. BOWMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. NEWMAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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A BILL 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to 
Shirley Chisholm. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shirley Chisholm Con-
gressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first 
African-American woman elected to Congress where 
she served until 1982. 
(2) Shirley Chisholm inspired and led the 
march of political achievement by African Americans 
and women in the three decades since she ran for 
the Presidency of the United States. 
(3) Her election to Congress and her candidacy 
for the Presidency raised the profile and aspirations 
of all African Americans and women in the field of 
politics. 
(4) Shirley Chisholm was recognized for her ac-
tivism, independence, and groundbreaking achieve-
ments in politics during and after the civil rights 
era. 
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