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H.R. 3960 115th Congress House

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo, and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China, in recognition of their extraordin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo, and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China, in recognition of their extraordinary advocacy for liberty and human rights despite repression and their impact on world peace and global understanding of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2018 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Nov 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 19, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jun 19, 2018
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 8, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· May 25, 2018
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· May 25, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2018
Pittenger, Robert
· May 1, 2018
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3960: Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3960/
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"H.R. 3960: Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3960/.
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H.R. 3960, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3960/.
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