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HR 5842 102th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Awards, medals, prizes Congressional gold medals Entertainers Music

To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.

Introduced: August 12, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 1, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Aug 12, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

What's happening now September 1, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Republican 1 Independent 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 2, 1992
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 1, 1992
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 1, 1992
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 1, 1992
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 1, 1992
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 1, 1992
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 1, 1992
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 21, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 12, 1992
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