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NY J03286
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/22/2020
Primary Sponsor
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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AI Summary
- John Robert Lewis, U.S. Representative from Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987, died on July 17, 2020, at age 80
- Organized sit-ins and bus boycotts at Fisk University, served as one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the 1963 March on Washington
- Sponsored successful legislation including the bill establishing the National Museum of African American History and Culture and served as Senior Chief Deputy Whip on the Committee on Ways and Means
- Received over 50 honorary degrees from universities including Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2011
- The New York State Senate expresses condolences to his surviving family, including his son John-Miles Lewis and six siblings
Legislative Description
Mourning the death of U.S. Representative John R. Lewis, civil rights leader and icon of American history
Last Action
ADOPTED
7/22/2020
Committee Referrals
Finance7/20/2020
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