Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Shelby R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2013
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 30, 2013 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 186.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.360, which became Public Law 113-11 on 5/24/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 186, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/186
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
71 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 33 Democrats, 3 independents
36 of 71 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Dean Heller (R-NV) and 41 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Shelby.
- S.Res. 19 (113th) A resolution congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for winning the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.
- S. 450 (113th) Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013
- S. 737 (113th) Basel III Impact Study Act
- S. 869 (113th) Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
- S.J.Res. 6 (113th) A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject…
- S. 173 (113th) SMART Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.