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A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his…

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A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-14.
May 14, 1997
Signed by President.
May 2, 1997
Presented to President.
Apr 29, 1997
On passage Passed without objection.
Apr 29, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 29, 1997
A similar measure H.R. 279 was laid on the table without objection.
Apr 29, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Apr 29, 1997
Mr. Castle asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Apr 29, 1997
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1940-1941)
Apr 29, 1997
Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged.
Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Feb 27, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Feb 27, 1997
Received in the House.
Feb 26, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1686-1687)
Feb 26, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1686-1687)
Feb 26, 1997
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 12, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Feb 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1305-1307)
Feb 12, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.

Authorizes specified charges against the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund to pay for the cost of the medal and requires the proceeds of duplicate medal sales to be deposited in the Fund.

What's happening now May 14, 1997

Became Public Law No: 105-14.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 305: A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-305/
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"S. 305: A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and humanitarian activities, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-305/.
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S. 305, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-305/.
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