HR 2248
105th Congress
House
Commemorations
Armed Forces and National Security
Christianity
Clergy
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Peace
Religion
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 24, 1997
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16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-51.
Oct 6, 1997
Signed by President.
Sep 25, 1997
Presented to President.
Sep 25, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9907-9908)
Sep 24, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9907-9908)
Sep 18, 1997
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 17, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 1997
On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 17, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 17, 1997
Mr. Leach asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 17, 1997
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7453-7454)
Sep 17, 1997
Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged.
Jul 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Jul 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jul 24, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the President to present a gold medal to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to religious understanding and peace.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike duplicate medals in bronze.
Authorizes appropriations from the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund, where sales proceeds shall be deposited.
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Became Public Law No: 105-51.
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