# 117-s-450: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

117-s-450, Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] (R-NC); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-450
- Congress: 117
- Title: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 69
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Congressional Gold Medal honoring Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley** recognizes their legacy. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal bearing their names and inscriptions, requires the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to arrange the presentation, places the medal in the National Museum of African American History and Culture for display, and allows duplicate bronze medals to be sold to cover costs with proceeds deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

## Cosponsors (69)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] (D-PA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] (R-OH), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2021-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2021-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2021-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2021-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2021-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2021-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2021-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2021-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2021-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (R-OK), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-s-450 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/450)

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