House & Senate Leaders to Mark 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced today that they will hold a ceremony later this month to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The leaders will also present a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Reverend Doctor and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., who were instrumental in the law’s passage. The Gold Medal represents Congress’s highest expression of appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions.

The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol. Additional details will be released closer to the date of the ceremony.

NOTE: On April 7, 2014, Congressman Boehner penned a letter to the organizers of the LBJ Presidential Library’s Civil Rights Summit, where Boehner paid special tribute to one of Ohio’s famous sons, Congressman William McCulloch from Piqua. McCulloch has been famously lauded as a person whose interest and leadership made it possible for the House to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.