Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3498 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3498 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2025 Mr. Mfume (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman born on August 1, 1920, i