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H.R. 8856 116th Congress House

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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Official title: 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: December 3, 2020 Introduced by: Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. 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.
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 20
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 3, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 3, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 3, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 3, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 3, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Dec 3, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Dec 3, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 3, 2020
Haaland, Debra
· Dec 3, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Dec 3, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 3, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Dec 3, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Dec 3, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Dec 3, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Dec 3, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 3, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Dec 3, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 3, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 3, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Dec 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8856: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8856/
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"H.R. 8856: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8856/.
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H.R. 8856, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8856/.
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