S 2179 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown.

Introduced Mar 9, 2004 Originated Senate Sponsor Sam Brownback R-KS

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Latest action · Mar 9, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2004
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemoration of the Reverend Oliver L. Brown (the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education) in recognition of his and his fellow plaintiffs' enduring contributions to civil rights and American society.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2004 to May 17, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalMar 9, 2004
D-NVHarry ReidMar 11, 2004
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellMar 22, 2004
R-IAChuck GrassleyMar 22, 2004
R-NEChuck HagelMar 22, 2004
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeMar 22, 2004
R-KYJim BunningMar 22, 2004
R-MOJim TalentMar 22, 2004
R-NVJohn EnsignMar 22, 2004
R-AZJohn McCainMar 22, 2004
R-IDLarry E. CraigMar 22, 2004
R-SCLindsey GrahamMar 22, 2004
R-WYMichael B. EnziMar 22, 2004
R-MNNorm ColemanMar 22, 2004
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweMar 22, 2004
R-UTOrrin G. HatchMar 22, 2004
R-NMPete V. DomeniciMar 22, 2004
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldMar 22, 2004
R-PARick SantorumMar 22, 2004
R-MESusan M. CollinsMar 22, 2004
R-AKTed StevensMar 22, 2004
R-COWayne AllardMar 22, 2004
D-INEvan BayhMar 29, 2004
D-LAMary L. LandrieuMar 30, 2004
R-GASaxby ChamblissMar 30, 2004
R-OHMike DeWineApr 2, 2004
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.Apr 5, 2004
D-MAEdward M. KennedyApr 20, 2004
R-INRichard G. LugarApr 20, 2004
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanApr 29, 2004
D-ILRichard J. DurbinApr 29, 2004
D-MICarl LevinMay 5, 2004
D-CTChristopher J. DoddMay 17, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2004

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2004Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 9, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4162Reverend Oliver L. Brown Congressional Gold Medal ActRelated billApr 20, 2004

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2004Introduced in Senate

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