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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Feb 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.
What's happening now February 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 49: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-49/
MLA
"H. Res. 49: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-49/.
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H. Res. 49, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-49/.
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[H. Res. 49: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-49/)
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