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Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams, in recognition of the great contributions and ultimate sacrifice she and her husband, the assassi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams, in recognition of the great contributions and ultimate sacrifice she and her husband, the assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States.

Introduced: June 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributesMississippiMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relations
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill 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 Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is to be available for display or for temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 11 Republican 23
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jul 12, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 3, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 15, 2017
BARTON, JOE
· Jun 15, 2017
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2017
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2017
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 15, 2017
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 15, 2017
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jun 6, 2017
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 6, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 6, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Jun 6, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Jun 6, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Jun 6, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 6, 2017
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2017
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 6, 2017
Delaney, John
· Jun 6, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 6, 2017
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jun 6, 2017
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 6, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Jun 6, 2017
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 6, 2017
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 6, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 6, 2017
Hurd, Will
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 6, 2017
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jun 6, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 6, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 6, 2017
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 6, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 6, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Jun 6, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 6, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 6, 2017
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 6, 2017
Rooney, Francis
· Jun 6, 2017
Roskam, Peter
· Jun 6, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 6, 2017
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 6, 2017
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 6, 2017
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 6, 2017
WALDEN, GREG
· Jun 6, 2017
Walker, Mark
· Jun 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2130: Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2130/
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