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Senators Reverend Warnock, Butler Introduce Bipartisan Bills Commemorating Barrier-Breaking Contributions of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
May 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:

Senators' legislation posthumously honors the legacy and life of the first Black woman to serve in Congress

The Shirley Chisholm Statue Act directs Congress to commission and place a statue of Shirley Chisolm in the United States Capitol

The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisolm with the Congressional Gold . . .

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