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Senate Bill 1955
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 5, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 5, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1955
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Marco Rubio
Florida
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
October 5, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Oct 04, 2017
Introduced in House
19
Sponsorship
House Bill 3960
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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Actions (2)
10/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
10/05/2017
Introduced in Senate
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