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HR 141 103th 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: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jan 5, 1993
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 January 14, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 26, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 16, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 141: To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy Gillespie".. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-141/
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