H.R. 431 — 114th Congress
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Mar 7, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-5.
CRS summary
As of Mar 7, 2015Public Law
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 2) 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.
(Sec. 4) The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordFeb 11, 2015 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Full roll callYea — 420: 238 R · 180 D · 1 I · 1 L
Not Voting — 12: 7 D · 5 R
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