H.R. 945 (IH) - 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. - BILLS-119hr945ih | Content Details

H.R. 945 (IH) - 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.

Action: Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crawford, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Fields, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Neal, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scholten, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Sykes, and Mr. Vargas) introduced the following bill; which was 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

Full 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.

Cosponsors: Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Joyce Beatty (OH); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Julia Brownley (CA); Troy A. Carter (LA); Andre Carson (IN); Kathy Castor (FL); Joaquin Castro (TX); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); James E. Clyburn (SC); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Jim Costa (CA); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (AR); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Sharice Davids (KS); Madeleine Dean (PA); Debbie Dingell (MI); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Cleo Fields (LA); Maxwell Frost (FL); Al Green (TX); Donald G. Davis (NC); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Sara Jacobs (CA); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Ro Khanna (CA); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Lucy McBath (GA); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Betty McCollum (MN); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Gwen Moore (WI); Jared Moskowitz (FL); Richard E. Neal (MA); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Hillary J. Scholten (MI); David Scott (GA); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Haley M. Stevens (MI); Marilyn Strickland (WA); Eric Swalwell (CA); Shri Thanedar (MI); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Paul Tonko (NY); Norma J. Torres (CA); Sylvester Turner (TX); Nikema Williams (GA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Emilia Strong Sykes (OH); Juan Vargas (CA)

Committees: Committee on Financial Services (Standing), Committee on House Administration (Standing)