HR 1511 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Introduced Mar 31, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Ginny Brown-Waite R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2003
  2. Passed HouseJun 25, 2003
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to maintaining the security of all freedom-loving nations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) strike such gold medal (and authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals); and (2) deposit sums received from the sale of the bronze medals into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Cosponsors 290

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2003 to Jun 17, 2003, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NCCharles H. TaylorOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-OHMichael G. OxleyOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-CAWilliam M. ThomasOriginalMar 31, 2003
R-COBob BeauprezApr 2, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysApr 2, 2003
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.Apr 2, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenApr 2, 2003
R-AZJ. D. HayworthApr 2, 2003
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Jun 25, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5830-5837)
  3. Jun 25, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1511.
  4. Jun 25, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jun 25, 2003Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 709A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair.Identical billJul 17, 2003

Subjects

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