To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Public Law 113-11 · H.R. 360 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on May 24, 2013 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7)
Cosponsors (301): Rep. Spencer Bachus, Rep. Jo Bonner,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 420 yea, 0 nay420–0
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley (children who lost their lives in the September 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, an incident recognized as a catalyst for the civil rights movement).
Requires such medal to be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to other appropriate places.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal, with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 113th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 420 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
420 yea0 nay12 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(193)
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-2
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-13
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-9
Rep. Mark PocanD-WI-2
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-7
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Karen BassD-CA-37
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-43
Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-27
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-7
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-20
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-13
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-15
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-3
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-34
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-17
Rep. Hakeem JeffriesD-NY-8
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-14
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-32
Rep. Alan LowenthalD-CA-47
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-14
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-38
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-33
Rep. Mark TakanoD-CA-41
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-25
Rep. Frederica WilsonD-FL-24
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-12
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Robin KellyD-IL-2
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-6
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-20
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-4
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-1
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-8
Rep. Matt CartwrightD-PA-17
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-5
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeodD-CA-35
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jared HuffmanD-CA-2
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-20
Rep. Janice HahnD-CA-44
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-3
Rep. Lois FrankelD-FL-22
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Jackie SpeierD-CA-14
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-9
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Cedric RichmondD-LA-2
Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-21
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-13
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Daniel KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. David CicillineD-RI-1
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Terri SewellD-AL-7
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-7
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-16
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-9
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-5
Rep. Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-28
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-26
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-13
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. Juan VargasD-CA-51
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-3
Rep. Grace MengD-NY-6
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-35
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-18
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-17
Rep. Eric SwalwellD-CA-15
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-12
Rep. Beto O’RourkeD-TX-16
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Colleen HanabusaD-HI-1
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-24
Rep. Tony CárdenasD-CA-29
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-19
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-1
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-8
Rep. Denny HeckD-WA-10
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-30
Rep. William KeatingD-MA-9
Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamD-NM-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-9
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Elizabeth EstyD-CT-5
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Derek KilmerD-WA-6
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. John CarneyD-DE
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Filemon VelaD-TX-34
Rep. John DelaneyD-MD-6
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Tammy DuckworthD-IL-8
Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-3
Rep. Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
Rep. Tulsi GabbardD-HI-2
Rep. Ann KusterD-NH-2
Rep. Suzan DelBeneD-WA-1
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. William EnyartD-IL-12
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-11
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Cheri BustosD-IL-17
Rep. Pete GallegoD-TX-23
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Ami BeraD-CA-7
Rep. Joe GarciaD-FL-26
Rep. Raul RuizD-CA-36
Rep. Sean MaloneyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad SchneiderD-IL-10
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-16
Rep. Scott PetersD-CA-52
Rep. William OwensD-NY-21
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-24
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-FL-18
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Kyrsten SinemaD-AZ-9
Rep. Ron BarberD-AZ-2
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-4
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Republicans who voted yea(227)
Rep. Christopher GibsonR-NY-19
Rep. Michael FitzpatrickR-PA-8
Rep. Michael GrimmR-NY-11
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-2
Rep. Jon RunyanR-NJ-3
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Richard HannaR-NY-22
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Patrick MeehanR-PA-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-27
Rep. David JoyceR-OH-14
Rep. David ValadaoR-CA-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-10
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-3
Rep. Tom ReedR-NY-23
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Lou BarlettaR-PA-11
Rep. Jeff DenhamR-CA-10
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-15
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Adam KinzingerR-IL-16
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-42
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. David McKinleyR-WV-1
Rep. Martha RobyR-AL-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Joseph HeckR-NV-3
Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Rodney DavisR-IL-13
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
Rep. Steve StiversR-OH-15
Rep. Rick CrawfordR-AR-1
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Steve WomackR-AR-3
Rep. Tom MarinoR-PA-10
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-31
Rep. Mike KellyR-PA-3
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. James RenacciR-OH-16
Rep. Kevin CramerR-ND
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-13
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-22
Rep. Jaime Herrera BeutlerR-WA-3
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Kristi NoemR-SD
Rep. Renee EllmersR-NC-2
Rep. Chris CollinsR-NY-27
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Tim GriffinR-AR-2
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-3
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Mark AmodeiR-NV-2
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-23
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Susan BrooksR-IN-5
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Daniel WebsterR-FL-10
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-3
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-16
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Cory GardnerR-CO-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Bob GibbsR-OH-7
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-17
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
Rep. Larry BucshonR-IN-8
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Todd YoungR-IN-9
Rep. Andy BarrR-KY-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Dan BenishekR-MI-1
Rep. Mike CoffmanR-CO-6
Rep. Vicky HartzlerR-MO-4
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Ann WagnerR-MO-2
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Bill JohnsonR-OH-6
Rep. Keith RothfusR-PA-12
Rep. Richard NugentR-FL-11
Rep. Scott RigellR-VA-2
Rep. Alan NunneleeR-MS-1
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-12
Rep. Scott TiptonR-CO-3
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Chris StewartR-UT-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Steve DainesR-MT
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Chuck FleischmannR-TN-3
Rep. Dennis RossR-FL-15
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Steve SoutherlandR-FL-2
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Blake FarentholdR-TX-27
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Markwayne MullinR-OK-2
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-4
Rep. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-50
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sean DuffyR-WI-7
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Austin ScottR-GA-8
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-8
Rep. Randy HultgrenR-IL-14
Rep. Kevin YoderR-KS-3
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Stephen FincherR-TN-8
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Brad WenstrupR-OH-2
Rep. Diane BlackR-TN-6
Rep. Billy LongR-MO-7
Rep. Luke MesserR-IN-6
Rep. Robert HurtR-VA-5
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-7
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Doug LaMalfaR-CA-1
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Mo BrooksR-AL-5
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
Rep. Robert PittengerR-NC-9
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. James LankfordR-OK-5
Rep. Roger WilliamsR-TX-25
Rep. Todd RokitaR-IN-4
Rep. Jason ChaffetzR-UT-3
Rep. Scott PerryR-PA-4
Rep. Steven PalazzoR-MS-4
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. Andy HarrisR-MD-1
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-45
Rep. Tom RiceR-SC-7
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. Mark MeadowsR-NC-11
Rep. Paul GosarR-AZ-4
Rep. Scott DesJarlaisR-TN-4
Rep. Tom CottonR-AR-4
Rep. Mike PompeoR-KS-4
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Doug CollinsR-GA-9
Rep. Bill HuizengaR-MI-2
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. David SchweikertR-AZ-6
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Cynthia LummisR-WY
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. George HoldingR-NC-13
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-48
Rep. Trey GowdyR-SC-4
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Ron DeSantisR-FL-6- Rep. Trey RadelR-FL-19
Rep. Reid RibbleR-WI-8
Rep. Richard HudsonR-NC-8
Rep. Rob WoodallR-GA-7
Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-8
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-5
Rep. Mick MulvaneyR-SC-5
Rep. Kerry BentivolioR-MI-11
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Ted YohoR-FL-3
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. Marlin StutzmanR-IN-3
Rep. Jim BridenstineR-OK-1
Rep. Jim JordanR-OH-4
Rep. Tom GravesR-GA-14
Rep. Thomas MassieR-KY-4
Rep. Raúl LabradorR-ID-1
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Randy WeberR-TX-14
Rep. Jeff DuncanR-SC-3
Rep. Tim HuelskampR-KS-1
Rep. Justin AmashR-MI-3
Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-36
Rep. Paul BrounR-GA-10
Data notes
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Committees
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Related bills
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S. 186Related bill
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Ch…
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- May 24, 2013Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-11.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 15, 2013FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- May 13, 2013FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 9, 2013FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 25, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Apr 24, 2013FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 123).House roll call 123
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 360.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 23, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
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