On November 21, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 1821) to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height, a social and civil rights activist and Chair and past President of the National Council of Negro Women. The House approved H.R. 1821 on October 15 (see The Source, 10/17/03). It will now go to the White House for the President’s signature.
Sponsored by Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA), H.R. 1821 contains a number of congressional findings, including:
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