Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2003

Bill Number

S 572

Introduced

Mar 6, 2003

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S333 ...

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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 2003 - 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 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

Mar 6, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3330-3331)
Mar 6, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3329-3330)
Mar 6, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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