To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF6483E43E1944994B62F8B4257E21809: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reverend James Lawson, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act.
- Section H5B3725D3AE664834BF9B2541F811E0FD: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr. (Rev. Lawson) was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on September 22, 1928, to...
- Section HE56BCF50E2554B91AA442A632F16DA2E: 3. Congressional gold medal The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the...
- Section H4AAE35080D7943BFB251C6543EB76539: 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the...
- Section HCD3DF7CA82DE4FBB820720E5277095BD: 5. Status of medals The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. For purposes of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Labor, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the United States through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Khanna (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Lee of California, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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