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Senate resolution · 107th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian.

S.Res. 23Introduced Feb 14, 2001Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Max Cleland D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 30, 2001 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12272; text of measure as passed Senate: CR S12272)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats

0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Zell Miller (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Max Cleland.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.