WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has introduced legislation (H.R. 8730) to "award a Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. through the promotion of nonviolence during the Civil Rights movement and beyond." The bill was introduced on Nov. 5 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., Karen Bass, D-Calif., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., and Denver Riggleman, R-Va. It was referred to t  more