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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in…

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Introduced: February 3, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 2015
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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 the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel.

Requires such medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution to be available for display and research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Freedom Riders.

What's happening now February 3, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 56 Republican 1
Graves, Tom
· Dec 12, 2016
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2015
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Feb 3, 2015
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 3, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 3, 2015
Love, Mia
· Feb 3, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 3, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 3, 2015
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 3, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 3, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 671: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-671/
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"H.R. 671: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-671/.
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H.R. 671, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-671/.
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[H.R. 671: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-671/)
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