US HB360 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 205-95-1-1)
Status: Passed on May 24 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-24 - Became Public Law No: 113-11.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 205-95-1-1)
Status: Passed on May 24 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-24 - Became Public Law No: 113-11.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (children who lost their lives in the September 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, an incident recognized as a catalyst for the civil rights movement). Requires such medal to be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to other appropriate places. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal, with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Title
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2013-04-24 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 420 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-24 | Senate | Became Public Law No: 113-11. |
| 2013-05-24 | Senate | Signed by President. |
| 2013-05-15 | Senate | Presented to President. |
| 2013-05-13 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2013-05-09 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3351-3352) |
| 2013-04-25 | Senate | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
| 2013-04-24 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2013-04-24 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 123). (text: CR H2261) |
| 2013-04-24 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2275) |
| 2013-04-24 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2013-04-24 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 360. |
| 2013-04-24 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2261-2267) |
| 2013-04-24 | House | Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2013-01-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
Same As/Similar To
SB186 (Related) 2013-01-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Alabama
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime
