II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 409 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Ms. Harris (for herself, Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Peters , Ms. Smith , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Reed , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Manchin , Ms. Warren , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Jones , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Coons , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin.