To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.

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Bill Number

HR 525

Introduced

Feb 4, 2003

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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Astronautics Astronauts Commemorations Congress Congressional gold medals Space activities Space shuttles

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Summary

Authorizes the President to award a gold medal to each of the seven crew members who perished aboard the space shuttle Columbia: Rick D. Husband; Michael P. Anderson; Laurel Clark; David M. Brown; William C. McCool; Kapana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon.

Actions

Feb 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Feb 4, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 4, 2003

Introduced in House

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