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To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.

Introduced: May 14, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
May 14, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
May 14, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a congressional gold medal to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates.

What's happening now May 28, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 18, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 29, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 3, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 14, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 14, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 14, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1821: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1821/
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"H.R. 1821: To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1821/.
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H.R. 1821, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1821/.
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