HR 958
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional tributes
Minority education
Mississippi
Racial and ethnic relations
Clyde Kennard Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced: February 12, 2015
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 12, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Clyde Kennard Congressional Gold Medal Act
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Clyde Kennard in recognition of his sacrifice for education equality.
Requires the medal, following its presentation, to be awarded to the Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to be available for display or temporary loan for display elsewhere.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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