Little Rock Nine Medals and Coins Act

Summary

Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of the Congress, to named individuals referred to collectively as the "Little Rock Nine," in recognition of the selfless heroism they exhibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil rights by integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates of such medals in bronze. States that these medals are national medals.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 October 1998

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 October 1998

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 9 October 1998

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 September 1997

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