William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 7, 2007 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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the entity holding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to contract to establish an application procedure and determine eligibility.
Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Network contractor to provide duplicates of the medal to any recipient.
Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Network contractor to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the issuance of medals, which the Secretary shall deposit in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Sep 7, 2007; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 7, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
| Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
- Mar 30, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E725)
- Mar 30, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E725 | Fortney Pete Stark D-CA | Mar 30, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1062 | William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- 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
- Sunset legislation
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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