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Bill Sponsorship: Congressional Gold Medal for the Freedom Riders
Source: H.R.4041
Congressional summary:: A BILL 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. The Congress finds the following:- In 1960, the Supreme Court ruled in Boynton v. Virginia that segregated bus and rail stations were unconstitutional.
- The rigid system of racial segregation that prevailed in the United States during the 1960s did not permit a Black person to sit next to a White person on any bus traveling through interstate commerce and in most locations in the South. Bus stations had 'Whites Only' waiting areas and Blacks were not permitted to wait in those areas despite the Supreme Court making it the law of the land.
- The Freedom Riders, with the intent to end segregation in public transportation throughout the South, paved the way for full racial integration of the US transit system.
They overcame prejudice, discrimination, and violence. They sparked a movement that changed our Nation.
- The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) selected 13 volunteers for nonviolent response training. The Freedom Riders used their strategies of nonviolence to challenge the South's Jim Crow laws directly by riding from Washington DC to New Orleans.
- On the morning of May 4, 1961, the 13 Freedom Riders, comprised of 7 Blacks and 6 Whites, boarded two buses, with Blacks and Whites seated together.
- Initially, the Freedom Riders had encountered only minor clashes until a stop in South Carolina. In Rock Hill, an angry mob severely beat John Lewis, now a Congressman from Georgia, when he entered the bus station. Additional mobs fought the group in Alabama and Mississippi.
Congress shall present a gold medal of appropriate design to the Freedom Riders, collectively. The gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display & research.
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- Topic: Civil Rights
- Headline: Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses
(Score: 2)
- Headline 2: Sponsored recognizing 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 14-H4041 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Sanford Bishop |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 10, 2014
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| Corrine Brown |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 10, 2014
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| Cheri Bustos |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jun 26, 2014
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| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Michael Capuano |
s1o | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Jun 24, 2014
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| Andre Carson |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 18, 2014 |
| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jul 11, 2014
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| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| James Clyburn |
s1o | South Carolina Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jun 26, 2014
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| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 18, 2014 |
| John Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democrat (retiring 2014) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jun 26, 2014
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| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2014
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| Chaka Fattah |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jul 10, 2014
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| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jul 8, 2014
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| Ruben Hinojosa |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Steven Horsford |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Steve Israel |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jun 26, 2014
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| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Hank Johnson |
s2p | Georgia Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jun 26, 2014
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| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jul 8, 2014
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| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jul 17, 2014
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| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | May 22, 2014
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jul 8, 2014
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| Jim Matheson |
s1o | Utah Democrat (retiring 2014) | Jul 10, 2014
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| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jun 26, 2014
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| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 26, 2014
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| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Mike McIntyre |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat (retiring 2014) | Jul 8, 2014
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| Jerry McNerney |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
|
| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | Feb 11, 2014 |
| George Miller |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2014) | Jul 8, 2014
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| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| James Moran |
s1o | Virginia Democrat (retiring 2014) | Mar 13, 2014
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| Patrick Murphy |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jun 24, 2014
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| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Ed Pastor |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2014) | Jul 17, 2014
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| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Gary Peters |
s1o | MI Democratic Challenger | Feb 26, 2014
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Jul 8, 2014
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| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Feb 26, 2014
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 26, 2014
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| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Loretta Sanchez |
s1o | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Jul 17, 2014
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| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 17, 2014
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| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| David Scott |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Terri Sewell |
s1o | Alabama Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 25, 2014
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 13, 2014
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| Bennie Thompson |
s1o | Mississippi Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jul 11, 2014
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| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2014
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| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Maxine Waters |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Henry Waxman |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2014) | Feb 25, 2014
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| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 11, 2014 |
| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Jul 8, 2014
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Independents
participating in 14-H4041 |
| Donna Christensen |
s1o | Virgin Islands Governor candidate 2014 | Feb 11, 2014 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
97
Republicans:
9
Independents:
1 |
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