H.R. 657 · 109th Congress
To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to Thurgood Marshall.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Donald Payne
- Introduced
- 2005-02-08
- Latest action
- 2005-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the family of Thurgood Marshall (the first African-American Justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court) in recognition of Marshall's contributions to the Nation.