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]

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.

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Title

Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act

Sponsors

Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-25HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-04-25HouseIntroduced in House

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