US HB2130 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 53-22)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act 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 Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is to be available for display or for temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere.
Title
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
2017-04-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional tributes
Mississippi
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Congressional tributes
Mississippi
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2130/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2130/BILLS-115hr2130ih.pdf |