HOUSE 323117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862, and calling upon the House of Representatives and Senate to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
- Last Action
- 4/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-15Referred 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.
- 2021-01-15Referred 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.
- 2021-01-15Introduced in House
- 2021-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-15 (00)
This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded posthumously to Carrie Beatrice "Mudear" Sager in recognition of her service to her community and nation for peace, racial justice, and human rights.
Following the award the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and be available for display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Subjects
- Alabama
- Congressional tributes
- Human rights
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Smithsonian Institution
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