United States · Bill · S
S. 2179 (108th)
A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Reverend Oliver L. Brown.
Introduced
9 March 2004
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 2004
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 March 2004
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 March 2004
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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