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H.R. 360: 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.

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H.R. 360: 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.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-23 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-11.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 123 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR360 (2013-04-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-11. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official 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.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 24, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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.

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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · 301 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Rogers (R-AL), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Al Green (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 241 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr360 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113