HRES 527
103th Congress
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Medal of Freedom should be awarded to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays.
Introduced: August 21, 1994
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Aug 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Aug 21, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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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Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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