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HR 2526 102th Congress House

To award congressional gold medals to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann.

Introduced: July 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 17, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Jun 4, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jun 4, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each of the following individuals in recognition of their contributions to this Nation's cultural heritage: (1) Frank Capra; (2) James Stewart; and (3) Fred Zinnemann.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design a different gold medal for each such individual.

Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such duplicates and the gold medals. Requires the appropriations to be reimbursed out of the sales proceeds.

Designates all such medals as National Medals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 23, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 23, 1991
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 23, 1991
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