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HR 657 109th Congress House Commemorations Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Congress Congressional gold medals Law Minorities Supreme Court justices

To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to Thurgood Marshall.

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Feb 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the family of Thurgood Marshall (the first African-American Justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court) in recognition of Marshall's contributions to the Nation.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 29 Independent 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 4, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 27, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Sep 27, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 27, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Sep 27, 2005
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 27, 2005
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Costa, Jim
California · Sep 27, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Sep 27, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Sep 27, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Sep 27, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Sep 20, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 20, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 20, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2005
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 20, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 20, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 12, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 12, 2005
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 12, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Apr 12, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Apr 12, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 12, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Apr 12, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 12, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 12, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 12, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 12, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 12, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Apr 12, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 12, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 12, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 12, 2005
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 12, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 12, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Apr 12, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 12, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 12, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 12, 2005
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 657: To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to Thurgood Marshall.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-657/
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