H.R. 2723 (IH) - To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement. - BILLS-107hr2723ih | Content Details

H.R. 2723 (IH) - To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement.

Category: Bills and Statutes

Collection: Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number: Y 1.6:
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Congress Number: 107th Congress

Congress Session: 1st Session

Last Action Date Listed: August 2, 2001

Action: Ms. McKinney (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Capps, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Honda, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Souder, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Costello, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Capuano, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Israel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Baird, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frank, Ms. Watson of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Grucci, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Wu, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Shows, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Hoeffel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

Bill Number: H.R. 2723

Bill Version: Introduced in House (IH)

Full Title: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement.

Sponsors: Cynthia A. McKinney(GA)

Cosponsors: John Lewis (GA); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Bob Filner (CA); Barbara Lee (CA); Julia Carson (IN); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Chaka Fattah (PA); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Earl F. Hilliard (AL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Major R. Owens (NY); Edolphus Towns (NY); Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH); Melvin L. Watt (NC); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); Michael R. McNulty (NY); Wm. Lacy Clay (MO); Harold E. Ford Jr. (TN); Donna M. Christensen (VI); Carrie P. Meek (FL); Maxine Waters (CA); Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA); Danny K. Davis (IL); Robert A. Brady (PA); Martin Frost (TX); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Mike Ross (AR); Martin Olav Sabo (MN); David E. Bonior (MI); Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL); Dennis J. Kucinich (OH); Lois Capps (CA); Ray LaHood (IL); Patsy T. Mink (HI); James P. McGovern (MA); Albert Russell Wynn (MD); Michael M. Honda (CA); Rod R. Blagojevich (IL); Thomas M. Barrett (WI); Sam Farr (CA); Bob Etheridge (NC); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Eva M. Clayton (NC); Peter A. DeFazio (OR); Dale E. Kildee (MI); Max Sandlin (TX); Eliot L. Engel (NY); Charles A. Gonzalez (TX); Jerrold Nadler (NY); William J. Jefferson (LA); Brad Carson (OK); Nancy Pelosi (CA); Robert A. Underwood (GU); Luis V. Gutierrez (IL); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX); Tom Lantos (CA); Mark E. Souder (IN); Xavier Becerra (CA); Karen L. Thurman (FL); John Conyers, Jr. (MI); Corrine Brown (FL); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); James E. Clyburn (SC); Rush Holt (NJ); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ); Lane Evans (IL); Mike Ferguson (NJ); Peter J. Visclosky (IN); Jerry F. Costello (IL); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Michael E. Capuano (MA); Steven C. LaTourette (OH); Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD); Martin T. Meehan (MA); Steve Israel (NY); Jose E. Serrano (NY); Brian Baird (WA); Robert T. Matsui (CA); George Miller (CA); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); J. C. Watts Jr. (OK); Vic Snyder (AR); Bernard Sanders (VT); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Barney Frank (MA); Diane E. Watson (CA); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ); Felix J. Grucci Jr. (NY); Loretta Sanchez (CA); David Wu (OR); Joseph Crowley (NY); Ronnie Shows (MS); Gene Green (TX); James A. Barcia (MI); Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY); Joseph M. Hoeffel (PA)

Committees: Committee on Financial Services (Standing)

United States Code Reference: 31 U.S.C. Chapter 51