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A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the…

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A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

Introduced: May 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 30, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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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).

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

What's happening now January 30, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 16 Republican 15 Independent 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 9, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 9, 2013
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 9, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 9, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 9, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 9, 2013
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 9, 2013
FLAKE, JEFF
· May 9, 2013
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 9, 2013
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 9, 2013
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 9, 2013
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 9, 2013
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 9, 2013
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 9, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 9, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 9, 2013
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 9, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2013
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 9, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 9, 2013
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 9, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 9, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 9, 2013
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 9, 2013
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 9, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 9, 2013
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 9, 2013
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 9, 2013
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 9, 2013
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 9, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 9, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 9, 2013
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 9, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 186: A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-186/
MLA
"S. 186: A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-186/.
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S. 186, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-186/.
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[S. 186: A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-186/)
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