United States 117th Congress ✓ Enacted · P.L. 117-334 1 R cosponsors

S 450 — Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Last action — Became Public Law No: 117-334.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2021. Enacted.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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The redline shows that references to the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 have been removed from the bill. This change may affect the context in which Mamie Till-Mobley’s contributions and efforts for justice are presented, focusing more on her legacy rather than specific legislative measures.

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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S.
[117th Congress Public Law 334] [From the U.S.
Government Publishing Office] [S.
Government Publishing Office] [[Page 6139]] EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021 [[Page 136 STAT.
450 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
6140]] Public Law 117-334 117th Congress An Act To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.
450 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.
<<NOTE:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Jan.
5, 2023 - [S.
450]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE:
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021.
31 USC 5111 note.>> SECTION 1.
(9) Mamie Till-Mobley also served as chair and co-founder of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, which had the dual mission of reopening the murder of Emmett Till for a reinvestigation and a passage into law of Federal legislation to ensure that other racially motivated murders during the civil rights era were investigated and, when possible, prosecuted.
[[Page 136 STAT.
6141]] (9) Mamie Till-Mobley also served as chair and co-founder of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, which had the dual mission of reopening the murder of Emmett Till for a reinvestigation and a passage into law of Federal legislation to ensure that other racially motivated murders during the civil rights era were investigated and, when possible, prosecuted.
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Passed the Senate January 10, 2022.
Approved January 5, 2023.
Attest:
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S.
Secretary.
450:
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
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450 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.
168 (2022):
Jan.
10, considered and passed Senate.
Dec.
21, considered and passed House.
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Action History

  1. Signed by President.

  2. Signed by President.

  3. Became Public Law No: 117-334.

  4. Became Public Law No: 117-334.

  5. Presented to President.

  6. Presented to President.

  7. Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9931-9933)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 450.

  10. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

  11. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9931-9932)

  12. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  14. Received in the House.

  15. Held at the desk.

  16. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  17. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  18. Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S119-120; text: CR S119-120)

  19. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  20. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S120-121)

  21. Introduced in Senate

  22. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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S 450 is sponsored by Burr, Richard (Republican).
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