To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond.
USA115th CongressHR-7137| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Ro Khanna
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (28)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill 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 Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional tributesProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsReligion
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond.
USA115th CongressHR-7137| House
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill 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 Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. in recognition of his contributions to the United States.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ro Khanna
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (28)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsReligion