US HB4041 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4041 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 112-9)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-11 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel. Requires such medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display and research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Freedom Riders.

Title

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-11	House	Referred to House House Administration
2014-02-11	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2014-02-11	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.