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HRES 527 103th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Medal of Freedom should be awarded to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays.

Introduced: October 7, 1994 See on congress.gov
Education Awards, medals, prizesBlack leadershipBlack teachersCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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This resolution expired with the 103rd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Aug 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 21, 1994

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award Benjamin Elijah Mays the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights nonviolent leader, and public theologian and his many contributions to the improvement of American society and the world.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 7, 1994
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 7, 1994
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 7, 1994
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 7, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 7, 1994
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 7, 1994
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 7, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 7, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 7, 1994
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 7, 1994
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 21, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 527: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Medal of Freedom should be awarded to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-527/
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"H. Res. 527: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Medal of Freedom should be awarded to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-527/.
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H. Res. 527, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-527/.
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