A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

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Introduced

30 January 2013

Last action

30 January 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], John Thune, Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], John Hoeven, Mike Crapo, Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], John Cornyn, Tim Scott, Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Martin Heinrich, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Richard Blumenthal, Mitch McConnell, Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Angus King, Deb Fischer, Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], John Boozman, Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Chuck Grassley, James Risch, Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Jerry Moran, Roger Wicker, Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN], John Reed, Maria Cantwell, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

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Summary

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 commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (children who lost their lives in the September 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, an incident recognized as a catalyst for the civil rights movement). Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals, with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Timeline

30 January 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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30 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions

Introduced in Senate · 30 January 2013 · Official file

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Related records

related to → To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/186
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us · 113-s-186 · source updated 5 December 2025