HR 2526
102th Congress
House
Arts, Culture, Religion
Awards, medals, prizes
Congressional gold medals
Congressional tributes
Entertainers
Motion pictures
To award congressional gold medals to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann.
Introduced: June 4, 1991
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Committees of jurisdiction
2