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S. 4593: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

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S. 4593: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-16 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

Plain summary

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After the award the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 42 cosponsors

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Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), James Lankford (R-OK)

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Record fed-us-cong116-s4593 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116