S 682 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Feb 17, 2007 Originated Senate Became Public Law 110-260 Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

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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, 2008Public Law 110-260

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; 43 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-RIJack ReedOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-VAJim WebbOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MTJon TesterOriginalFeb 17, 2007
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-NHJudd GreggOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-COKen SalazarOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-MNNorm ColemanOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-AKTed StevensOriginalFeb 17, 2007
R-MSThad CochranOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-IATom HarkinOriginalFeb 17, 2007
D-PAArlen SpecterFeb 26, 2007
D-NEBen NelsonFeb 26, 2007
R-NEChuck HagelFeb 26, 2007
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeFeb 26, 2007
R-ORGordon H. SmithFeb 26, 2007
R-AZJohn McCainFeb 26, 2007
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.Feb 26, 2007
R-MESusan M. CollinsFeb 26, 2007
D-FLBill NelsonMar 5, 2007
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichMar 5, 2007
R-NCRichard BurrMar 5, 2007
R-NCElizabeth DoleMar 14, 2007
R-FLMel MartinezMar 14, 2007
D-DEThomas R. CarperMar 14, 2007
D-CTChristopher J. DoddMar 26, 2007
R-NHJohn E. SununuMar 26, 2007
R-GAJohnny IsaksonMar 26, 2007
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonMar 26, 2007
D-NDKent ConradMar 26, 2007
R-TNLamar AlexanderMar 26, 2007
R-SCLindsey GrahamMar 26, 2007
R-AKLisa MurkowskiMar 26, 2007
R-UTOrrin G. HatchMar 26, 2007
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldMar 26, 2007
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyJun 10, 2008

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2007Discharged Mar 29, 2007
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2007

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2008Signed by President.
  2. Jul 1, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-260.
  3. Jun 24, 2008Presented to President.
  4. Jun 10, 2008Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Jun 10, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5162-5166)
Show all 17 actions

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1220Niki Tsongas D-MAJun 12, 2008
HouseDebate and remarks H5162–H5166Text printed H5162Barney Frank D-MA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James P. Moran D-VA, Shelley Moore Capito R-WVJun 10, 2008
SenateDebate and remarks S4225, S4226Text printed S4226Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Harry Reid D-NV (text)Mar 29, 2007

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

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

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.
Short Titles as Introduced
Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

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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