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A bill 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…

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A bill 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 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Jul 24, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8091)
Jul 24, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now July 24, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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  • HR 2248 Identical bill To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recog…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 9, 1997
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 4, 1997
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 3, 1997
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 31, 1997
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 31, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1062: A bill 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1062/
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"S. 1062: A bill 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1062/.
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S. 1062, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1062/.
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