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.

Cosponsors 211

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Dec 1, 2022; 56 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Committees 2

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

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Related bills 4

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

Titles 1

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

Subjects

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

• Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
• Congressional tributes
• Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
• Protest and dissent
• Racial and ethnic relations
• Smithsonian Institution
• Travel and tourism
• U.S. history

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

1. Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House