U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi |
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, has introduced legislation in the House which would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi.The Congressional Gold Medal is the U.S.`s highest civilian honor. Gandhi would be the first Indian to receive the honor. No text of the bill – HR 6916, titled `To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his contributions to the Nation by the promotion of nonviolence` – has been released as of press time Oct. 2. Maloney released a statement on the bill on Aug. 19, as she marched in an “India Day” parade in New York. She then introduced the measure in the House Sept. 23.In 2016, the congresswoman had introduced a bill to create a stamp commemorating Diwali. All four Indian American members of the House – Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif.; Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington; Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois – are co-sponsors of the bill, along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, co-chair of the House Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.The measure currently resides with the House Financial Services committee and the committee on House Administration.
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