HR 431
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Voting rights
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as…
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18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2015
Signed by President.
Mar 7, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-5.
Mar 4, 2015
Presented to President.
Mar 3, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 2, 2015
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1220)
Mar 2, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 2, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 2, 2015
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1220)
Feb 12, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 11, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 431.
Feb 11, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 11, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 76). (text: CR H930-931)
Feb 11, 2015
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H960-961)
Feb 11, 2015
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.
Feb 11, 2015
Mr. Huizenga (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 11, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H930-937)
Jan 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2015 | House · vote #76 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 420–0 | See who voted → |
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March during March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
(Sec. 4) The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 114-5.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
135
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Scalise, Steve
R
Webster, Daniel
R
Allen, Rick W.
D
Courtney, Joe
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Cuellar, Henry
R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Graves, Tom
D
Lieu, Ted
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
McCaul, Michael T.
R
McClintock, Tom
D
Pelosi, Nancy
D
Pocan, Mark
R
Smith, Adrian
D
Smith, Adam
Abraham, Ralph
R
Amodei, Mark E.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Brat, Dave
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Castro, Joaquin
Comstock, Barbara
Dent, Charles
DeSantis, Ron
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Gallego, Ruben
Gowdy, Trey
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Hill, J. French
R
Issa, Darrell
Jenkins, Evan
R
Joyce, David P.
D
Keating, William R.
R
Kelly, Mike
Love, Mia
R
Moolenaar, John R.
D
Moulton, Seth
R
Newhouse, Dan
Poliquin, Bruce
D
Quigley, Mike
Rothfus, Keith
R
Rouzer, David
D
Ruiz, Raul
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 431: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-431/
"H.R. 431: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-431/.
H.R. 431, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-431/.
[H.R. 431: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-431/)