HR 4041 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

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.

Introduced Feb 11, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2014 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.

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. IntroducedFeb 11, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot 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 presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel.

Requires such medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display and research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Freedom Riders.

Cosponsors 120

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014, with 50 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 11, 2014
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 11, 2014
Show all 120 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2014Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.