# 116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

116-hr-8856, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8856
- Congress: 116
- Title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill 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 the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8856)

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