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HOUSE 2252117th CongressReferred 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.

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Last Action
3/26/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-26Referred 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.
  • 2021-03-26Referred 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.
  • 2021-03-26Introduced in House
  • 2021-03-26Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-26 (00)

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

This bill provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.

After the award the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
  • JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
  • Juan Vargas (D-CA)
  • Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
  • RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
  • Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
  • Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
  • Marc Veasey (D-TX)
  • Shontel Brown (D-OH)
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV)
  • Donald Payne (D-NJ)
  • David Scott (D-GA)
  • DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Crime victims
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • U.S. history
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