A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Latest action · Aug 1, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service.
Directs one such gold medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution and the other to the First Special Service Force Association in Helena, Montana.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates with proceeds deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Declares that medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of specified coins and currency provisions.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2011 to Nov 27, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Oct 20, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 24, 2012 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Nov 13, 2012 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Nov 13, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Nov 27, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5193-5194)
- Aug 1, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5193 | Max Baucus D-MT | Aug 1, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3767 | To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. | Identical bill | Jan 12, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in Senate
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