The bill H.R. 360, which became Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–11 (text) (PDF), was a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. The purpose of the bill, as explained in the bill's long title, was "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."[1] The law authorizes the creation of one Congressional Gold Medal, to be sent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL for display. The Treasury Department is also authorized to create bronze copies for sale.
Public Law 113–11
Long title
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
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The bill H R 360 which became Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 113 11 text PDF was a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress The purpose of the bill as explained in the bill s long title was 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 1 The law authorizes the creation of one Congressional Gold Medal to be sent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham AL for display The Treasury Department is also authorized to create bronze copies for sale Public Law 113 11Long titleTo award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins Denise McNair Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement Announced inthe 113th United States CongressSponsored byRep Terri A Sewell D AL 7 Number of co sponsors8CodificationActs affectedCivil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965U S C sections affected31 U S C 5134 31 U S C 5136 Agencies affectedUnited States Congress United States Department of the Treasury Authorizations of appropriationsan unlimited amountLegislative historyIntroduced in the House as H R 360 by Rep Terri Sewell D AL on January 23 2013Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Financial ServicesPassed the House on April 24 2013 Roll Call 123 420 0 Passed the Senate on May 9 2013 Unanimous Consent Signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 24 2013 Contents 1 Background 2 Provisions Elements of the bill 3 Procedural history 3 1 House 3 2 Senate 3 3 President 4 See also 5 Notes References 6 External linksBackground editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2014 More information about these four girls and the bombing they were killed in can be found in the article on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Provisions Elements of the bill editThis summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service a public domain source 1 The law 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 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama an incident recognized as a catalyst during the Civil Rights Movement It requires that the congressional gold 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 Finally the law authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the medal with amounts received from the sale to be deposited in the U S Mint Public Enterprise Fund Procedural history editHouse edit The bill H R 360 was introduced into the House by Rep Terri Sewell D AL on January 23 2013 It was referred to the United States House Committee on Financial Services 2 The House voted to pass H R 360 on April 2 2013 by a vote of 420 0 found in Roll Call 123 3 Senate edit H R 360 was received in the United States Senate on April 25 2013 4 It passed on May 9 2013 by unanimous consent 4 President edit The bill was presented to President Barack Obama on May 15 2013 and he signed it into law on May 24 2013 4 See also editList of bills in the 113th United States CongressNotes References edit a b H R 360 Summary United States Congress Retrieved 29 May 2013 H R 360 Committees United States Congress Retrieved 30 May 2013 Final Vote Result for Roll Call 123 Clerk of the House of Representatives Retrieved 30 May 2013 a b c H R 360 All Actions United States Congress Retrieved 30 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article An Act to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal award to victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing H R 360 113th Congress Library of Congress Thomas H R 360 beta congress gov H R 360 GovTrack us H R 360 OpenCongress org H R 360 WashingtonWatch com H R 360 House Republican Statement on H R 360 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Public Law 113 11 amp oldid 1147517284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
