S 682 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Feb 17, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 1, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-260.

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. IntroducedFeb 17, 2007
  2. Passed SenateMar 29, 2007
  3. Passed HouseJun 10, 2008
  4. To the PresidentJun 24, 2008
  5. Became lawJul 1, 2008

Summary

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

Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Edward William Brooke III, the first African American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate, in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2007 to Jun 10, 2008, with 43 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-ILBarack ObamaOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MICarl LevinOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-INEvan BayhOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalFeb 17, 2007
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Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-260.
  2. Jul 1, 2008Signed by President.
  3. Jun 24, 2008Presented to President.
  4. Jun 10, 2008Cleared for White House.
  5. Jun 10, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5162-5166)
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1000Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal ActIdentical billApr 11, 2007

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2008Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 30, 2007Referred in House
  3. Mar 29, 2007Engrossed in Senate
  4. Feb 17, 2007Introduced in Senate

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