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Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1997

Introduced: April 30, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
May 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to House Banking and Financial Services
Apr 30, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E804-805)
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.

Makes any organ donor, or the family of any organ donor, eligible for the medal.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) to arrange for medal presentation to eligible individuals.

Declares the medals to be national medals.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with the OPTN to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to medal issuance.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all solicited donations into the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

What's happening now May 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 30, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1505: Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1505/
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"H.R. 1505: Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1505/.
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