Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

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HR 8619

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Oct 16, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period ...

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional tributes Crime victims Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Racial and ethnic relations Smithsonian Institution U.S. history

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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.

After the award the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Oct 16, 2020

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.
Oct 16, 2020

Introduced in House

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