S 1519
100th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Awards, medals, prizes
Baseball
Black athletes
Civil Rights and Liberties
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Professional sports
Racial discrimination
Sports and Athletics
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award a congressional gold medal to Lawrence Eugene Doby and posthumously to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of their accomplishments in sport and in the advancement of civil rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of that medal.
Introduced: July 21, 1987
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Dec 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Dec 18, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 1987
Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
Dec 16, 1987
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Proxmire with amendments and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Dec 2, 1987
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 21, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Jul 21, 1987
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Authorizes and requests the President to present a gold medal to Lawrence Eugene Doby and posthumously to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of their achievements in baseball and their contributions to the advancement of civil rights.
Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to cause bronze duplicates of the gold medals to be coined and sold at a price sufficient to cover the cost of such duplicates and gold medals.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1