HR 2751 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Aug 2, 2001 Originated House Became Public Law 107-127 Sponsor Bob Etheridge D-NC

Latest action · Jan 16, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-127.

Progress

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IntroducedAug 2, 2001
Passed HouseDec 19, 2001
Passed SenateDec 20, 2001
To the PresidentJan 4, 2002
Became lawJan 16, 2002Public Law 107-127

Summary

General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to present a congressional gold medal to General Henry H. Shelton in recognition of his performance as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in coordinating the planning, strategy, and execution of the United States and NATO combat action and his invaluable contributions to the United States and to the successful return to peace in the Balkans.

Authorizes appropriations.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2001 to Nov 28, 2001; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Calvin M. Dooley	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-NC	David E. Price	Original	Aug 2, 2001
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-NC	Eva M. Clayton	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-TX	Gene Green	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-SC	John M. Spratt, Jr.	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-PA	John P. Murtha	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-NC	Melvin L. Watt	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-NC	Mike McIntyre	Original	Aug 2, 2001
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Aug 2, 2001
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Nov 28, 2001
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor		Nov 28, 2001
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Nov 28, 2001
D-MO	Ike Skelton		Nov 28, 2001
D-UT	Jim Matheson		Nov 28, 2001
D-TX	Jim Turner		Nov 28, 2001
D-CA	Joe Baca		Nov 28, 2001
D-IL	Lane Evans		Nov 28, 2001
D-TX	Martin Frost		Nov 28, 2001
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks		Nov 28, 2001
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Nov 28, 2001
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Nov 28, 2001
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes		Nov 28, 2001
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz		Nov 28, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Aug 2, 2001
	Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth Subcommittee	Referred Aug 24, 2001

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 16, 2002Signed by President.
Jan 16, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-127.
Jan 4, 2002Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S14065	Harry Reid D-NV	Dec 20, 2001
House	Debate and remarks H10482–H10485Text printed H10482	Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Bob Etheridge D-NC, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Mike McIntyre D-NC, Peter T. King R-NY, Robin Hayes R-NC, Walter B. Jones R-NC	Dec 19, 2001
House	Debate and remarks H6071	Bob Etheridge D-NC	Oct 2, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Jan 4, 2002H.R. 2751, General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001</p>
Jan 4, 2002H.R. 2751, General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal ActPay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 20, 2001

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45101	Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress	Report	Feb 6, 2026

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Henry H. Shelton and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.
Short Titles as Introduced: General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act
Short Titles as Passed House: General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act
Short Titles as Enacted: General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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