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To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the…

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To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

Introduced: February 5, 2013 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2013
Became Public Law No: 113-11.
May 24, 2013
Signed by President.
May 15, 2013
Presented to President.
May 13, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 9, 2013
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3351-3352)
May 9, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3351-3352)
Apr 25, 2013
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Apr 24, 2013
Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 24, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 24, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 123). (text: CR H2261)
Apr 24, 2013
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2275)
Apr 24, 2013
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Apr 24, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 360.
Apr 24, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2261-2267)
Jan 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 24, 2013 House · vote #123 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 420–0 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 24, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (children who lost their lives in the September 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, an incident recognized as a catalyst for the civil rights movement).

Requires such medal to be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to other appropriate places.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal, with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

What's happening now May 24, 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-11.

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 Cosponsors 259
All 259 Democratic 77 Republican 22
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 23, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Apr 23, 2013
Reichert, David
· Apr 23, 2013
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Apr 23, 2013
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 9, 2013
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 9, 2013
Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 9, 2013
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 9, 2013
Alexander, Rodney
· Mar 20, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 20, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· Mar 20, 2013
Black, Diane
· Mar 20, 2013
Boustany, Charles
· Mar 20, 2013
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 20, 2013
CAMP, DAVE
· Mar 20, 2013
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 20, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 20, 2013
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 20, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Mar 20, 2013
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Mar 20, 2013
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 20, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 20, 2013
Dent, Charles
· Mar 20, 2013
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2013
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 20, 2013
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 20, 2013
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2013
Forbes, J.
· Mar 20, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Mar 20, 2013
Gingrey, Phil
· Mar 20, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Mar 20, 2013
Granger, Kay
· Mar 20, 2013
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 20, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Mar 20, 2013
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 20, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Mar 20, 2013
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 20, 2013
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 20, 2013
Holding, George
· Mar 20, 2013
Johnson, Bill
· Mar 20, 2013
Long, Billy
· Mar 20, 2013
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 20, 2013
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 20, 2013
McCarthy, Kevin
· Mar 20, 2013
McHenry, Patrick
· Mar 20, 2013
Miller, Candice
· Mar 20, 2013
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 20, 2013
Neugebauer, Randy
· Mar 20, 2013
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 20, 2013
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Mar 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 360: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-360/
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"H.R. 360: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-360/.
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H.R. 360, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-360/.
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[H.R. 360: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-360/)
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