S. 186 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
S. 186 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Jan 30, 2013, sponsored by Richard C. Shelby with 71 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jan 30, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 71
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
What it does
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 commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (children who lost their lives in the September 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, an incident recognized as a catalyst for the civi…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Richard C. Shelby (R-AL). Co-sponsors: 34 Democrats, 35 Republicans, 2 Independents.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJan 30, 2013
- Passed the Senate—
- Passed the House—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Jan 30, 2013)
Other Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues bills in the 113th Congress
- H.R. 360: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole…
- H.J.Res. 43: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- H.R. 874: Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 1091: Life at Conception Act
- H.R. 2764: Sanctity of Life Act of 2013
- H.R. 3133: Marriage and Religious Freedom Act
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