A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown.

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Introduced

9 March 2004

Last action

9 March 2004 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]

Subjects

Education

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7 April 2025

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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 posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemoration of the Reverend Oliver L. Brown (the lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education) in recognition of his and his fellow plaintiffs' enduring contributions to civil rights and American society.

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Timeline

9 March 2004
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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9 March 2004
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2179
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2179
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