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A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth…

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A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the "Little Rock Nine" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Jul 16, 1998
Received in the House.
Jul 16, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jul 16, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 15, 1998
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8264-8265)
Jul 15, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8264-8265)
Jul 10, 1998
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.
Jul 10, 1998
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator D'Amato with an amendment. With written report No. 105-245.
Jun 25, 1998
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 9, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10794-10795)
Oct 9, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of the Congress, to named individuals referred to collectively as the "Little Rock Nine," in recognition of the selfless heroism they exhibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil rights by integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates of such medals in bronze. States that these medals are national medals.

(Sec. 5) Amends the United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 to preclude the Secretary from minting or issuing after specified dates in 1998 coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie Robinson.

What's happening now July 31, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2560 Identical bill Little Rock Nine Medals and Coins Act
  • HR 3506 Related bill To award a congressional gold medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford.
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 23, 1998
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 23, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1283: A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the "Little Rock Nine" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1283/
MLA
"S. 1283: A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the "Little Rock Nine" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1283/.
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S. 1283, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1283/.
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[S. 1283: A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the "Little Rock Nine" on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1283/)
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