HR 2868 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Introduced Jul 24, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John Abney Culberson R-TX

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Latest action · Aug 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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. IntroducedJul 24, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2003 to Sep 13, 2004; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXChris BellOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXHenry BonillaOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 2, 2003
R-ILHenry J. HydeNov 4, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJul 6, 2004
D-LAChristopher JohnJul 6, 2004
R-VAFrank R. WolfJul 6, 2004
R-GAMax BurnsJul 6, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJul 6, 2004
D-GAJim MarshallJul 13, 2004
R-LADavid VitterJul 22, 2004
R-NCRichard BurrSep 13, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2003
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Aug 25, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
  2. Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House

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