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A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 1997 See on congress.gov
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May 1, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
May 1, 1997
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her contributions to humanitarian and charitable activities.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a suitable gold medal. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates. Declares these medals to be national medals.

Authorizes appropriations.

Mandates deposit of sale proceeds in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

What's happening now May 1, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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