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S. 527 (114th)
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Introduced
12 February 2015
Last action
27 February 2015 · Floor
Status
Held at the desk.
Sponsors
Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March during March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals.
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Timeline
12 February 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2015
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
Source: Calendars
24 February 2015
Reported
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
24 February 2015
Reported
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
26 February 2015
Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1137-1138; text as passed Senate: CR S1137)
Source: Floor
26 February 2015
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1137-1138; text as passed Senate: CR S1137)
Source: Floor
27 February 2015
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
27 February 2015
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
27 February 2015
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Engrossed in Senate · 26 February 2015 · Download file
- Reported to Senate · 24 February 2015 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 12 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
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Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
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Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 26 February 2015
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2015
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/527
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/527
- us · 114-s-527 · source updated 5 December 2025