Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
Latest action · Jun 9, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-118.
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2014
- Passed HouseApr 29, 2014
- Passed SenateMay 22, 2014
- To the PresidentMay 30, 2014
- Became lawJun 9, 2014Public Law 113-118
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014 - Amends federal law to authorize the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate (currently, the President) to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their service to the nation.
Requires, following award of the gold medal, that it be given to the Smithsonian Institution to be available for display as appropriate and made available for research.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for appropriate loan to be displayed elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with their lives.
Amends federal law authorizing the award of a single congressional gold medal to honor collectively the Montford Point Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
Requires, following award of the gold medal, that it be given to the Smithsonian Institution to be available for display as appropriate and made available for research.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the gold medal available for display, particularly at the National Museum, or for appropriate loan to be displayed elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Montford Point Marines.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 28, 2014 |
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 Apr 28, 2014 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 28, 2014 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2014Signed by President.
- Jun 9, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-118.
- May 30, 2014Presented to President.
- May 23, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 22, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3308)
- Apr 30, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Apr 29, 2014Mr. Garrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 29, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3253-3254)
- Apr 29, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4488.
- Apr 29, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3253)
- Apr 28, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2014Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2
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 S3308 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 22, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3253, H3254Text printed H3253 | Al Green D-TX, Corrine Brown D-FL, John Lewis D-GA, Scott Garrett R-NJ | Apr 29, 2014 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3241.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| R41604 | Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns Archived | Report | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R43976 | Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview Archived | Report | May 4, 2016 |
| RL34534 | Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns: Overview and Analysis Archived | Report | Jan 29, 2014 |
| RL34630 | Federal Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: Overview and Policy Options Archived | Report | Jan 27, 2014 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation of congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 30, 2014Received in Senate
- Apr 29, 2014Engrossed in House
- Apr 28, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
