S 4593 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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

Introduced Sep 16, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Burr R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 16, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2020 to Dec 8, 2020, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalSep 16, 2020
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalSep 16, 2020
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-RIJack ReedOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalSep 16, 2020
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 16, 2020
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalSep 16, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 16, 2020Read 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 8619Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020Identical billOct 16, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. Sep 16, 2020Introduced in Senate

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