S. 2886 · 113th Congress
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in an effort to bring justice and equality to Americans in Mississippi during Freedom Summer.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Roger Wicker
- Introduced
- 2014-09-18
- Latest action
- 2014-09-18 · Introduced in Senate
Subjects
Congressional tributes
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Commemorative events and holidays
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Crime victims
Violent crime
Mississippi