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US HB1377

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donald Davis

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, an Army veteran and civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on an interstate bus in August 1952, three years before Rosa Parks

  • Recognizes Evans's case, Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company, which led to the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on November 25, 1955 that outlawed segregation of Black passengers on interstate buses

  • Evans was arrested in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, jailed overnight, and fined $25.00 for refusing to give up her seat to a white Marine; her attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree brought the case before the ICC

  • Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bronze duplicate medals for sale to the public at prices covering production costs

  • Designates all medals struck under this Act as national medals and numismatic items under title 31, United States Code

Legislative Description

Sarah Keys Evans Congressional Gold Medal Act

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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