To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Simeon Booker in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including reporting during the Civil Rights movement, as well as social and political commentary.

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Introduced

1 February 2017

Last action

1 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sponsors

TIM RYAN, David Joyce, Marcia Fudge, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Marcy Kaptur, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Cedric Richmond, JOHN CONYERS, Gwen Moore, WM. CLAY, Darren Soto, Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], ALCEE HASTINGS, Dwight Evans, James Renacci, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Keith Ellison, Bill Johnson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Michael Turner, Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Al Lawson, Raúl Grijalva, Joseph Kennedy, Gregg Harper, David Cicilline, BOBBY RUSH, Barbara Comstock, Hakeem Jeffries, Barbara Lee, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Bennie Thompson, Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Brian Higgins, JOHN LEWIS, Adriano Espaillat, Alan Lowenthal

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Summary

This bill 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 Simeon Saunders Booker, Jr., in recognition of his achievements in the field of journalism, including his reporting during the civil rights movement and his social and political commentary.

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1 February 2017
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/812
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