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HR 7137 115th Congress House

Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of non… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond.

Introduced: November 15, 2018 Introduced by: Khanna, Ro Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributesProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsReligion
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 15, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reverend James Lawson, Jr. 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 Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 6, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 15, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 15, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 15, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 15, 2018
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 15, 2018
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 15, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 15, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 15, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 15, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 15, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 15, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 15, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 15, 2018
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 15, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 15, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 15, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7137/
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"H.R. 7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7137/.
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