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HR 1335 105th Congress House

To award a congressional gold medal to honor Jack Roosevelt Robinson.

Introduced: June 19, 1997 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commemorations BaseballBlack athletesBlack businessesCharities
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Apr 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Apr 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Apr 15, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present on behalf of the Congress a gold medal to Rachel Robinson and other family of the late Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of his contributions to racial equality, athletics, business, and charitable causes. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bronze duplicates of such gold medal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 19, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 22, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 22, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 16, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 7, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 30, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 30, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 30, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Apr 30, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 15, 1997
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 15, 1997
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