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H.Res. 527 (103rd)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Medal of Freedom should be awarded to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays.

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Introduced

21 August 1994

Last action

21 August 1994 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Sponsors

JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Sanford Bishop, Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Tucker, Walter R., III [D-CA-37], Rep. Tejeda, Frank [D-TX-28], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Reynolds, Mel [D-IL-2], Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14], Robert Scott, Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], JOHN CONYERS, ALCEE HASTINGS, Bennie Thompson, Eleanor Norton, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Maxine Waters, Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-15]

Subjects

Education

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award Benjamin Elijah Mays the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights nonviolent leader, and public theologian and his many contributions to the improvement of American society and the world.

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Timeline

  1. 21 August 1994

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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  2. 21 August 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 August 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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