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.
USA116th CongressHR-8856| House
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Democratic Representative
Georgia
Cosponsors (42)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.
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Introduced in House
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.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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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.
USA116th CongressHR-8856| House
| Updated: 12/3/2020
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.
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Introduced in House
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.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Democratic Representative
Georgia
Cosponsors (42)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRacial and ethnic relationsSmithsonian InstitutionTravel and tourismU.S. history