# 114-hr-431: 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.

114-hr-431, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status Became Public Law No: 114-5. (as of 2025-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-431
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-5.
- Introduced: 2015-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-10-21

## Summary

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.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-998: Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015
- 114-hr-991: Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act
- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
- 114-hr-974: Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act
- 114-hr-961: Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015
- 114-hr-960: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newark, Ohio, as the Daniel L. Kinnard VA Clinic.

## Sources
- [114-hr-431 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/431)

## Related
- [114-hr-998: Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-998)
- [114-hr-991: Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-991)
- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
- [114-hr-974: Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-974)
- [114-hr-961: Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-961)
- [114-hr-960: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clin…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-960)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-431 (as of 2025-10-21).