Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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136 cosponsors · 62 D, 74 R

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36 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Justin Smith Morrill, a United States Senator from Vermont, for his lasting contributions to higher education opportunity for all Americans.