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HR 2436 101th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Aircraft pilots Awards, medals, prizes Congressional gold medals Fighter aircraft World War II

To award a Congressional gold medal to the late Captain Don Gentile.

Introduced: May 22, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
May 22, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
May 22, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal to the family of the late Captain Don S. Gentile in recognition of his service as a fighter pilot ace of World War II. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. Provides that appropriations used to carry out this Act shall be reimbursed out of the sale proceeds.

What's happening now June 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 2, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 15, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 7, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2436: To award a Congressional gold medal to the late Captain Don Gentile.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2436/
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"H.R. 2436: To award a Congressional gold medal to the late Captain Don Gentile.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2436/.
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H.R. 2436, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2436/.
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