Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2001

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Bill Number

S 325

Introduced

Feb 14, 2001

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Awards, medals, prizes Coins and coinage Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Families Finance and Financial Sector Gifts Government trust funds Health Health information systems Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

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Summary

Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.

Makes any organ donor, or the family or family member of any organ donor, eligible for the medal.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to arrange for medal presentation to eligible individuals.

Actions

Feb 14, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 14, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1396)
Feb 14, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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