HR 3252 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced Oct 24, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

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Latest action · Jan 12, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 24, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 24, 2011 to Jul 24, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 24, 2011
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalOct 24, 2011
D-NYKathleen C. HochulFeb 1, 2012
R-FLThomas J. RooneyFeb 14, 2012
R-FLAllen B. WestFeb 29, 2012
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 22, 2012
R-NYAnn Marie BuerkleApr 17, 2012
R-NYRobert L. TurnerApr 17, 2012
R-NYMichael G. GrimmMay 8, 2012
D-NYBrian HigginsMay 17, 2012
D-NYSteve IsraelJun 19, 2012
R-NYTom ReedJun 19, 2012
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthJul 11, 2012
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJul 23, 2012
R-ORGreg WaldenJul 23, 2012
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJul 24, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Oct 24, 2011
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Jan 12, 2012

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 12, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
  2. Oct 24, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Oct 24, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1918)
  4. Oct 24, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1918Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYOct 24, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution: ``To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;''.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7008.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world, for close to half a century.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 24, 2011Introduced in House

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