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HR 4384 106th Congress House

To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their…

Official title: To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.

Introduced: June 8, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
May 4, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
May 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2599-2600)
May 4, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes the President to present on behalf of Congress: (1) a gold medal to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins in recognition of his contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II; (2) an identical medal to the D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, for public display; and (3) a gold medal to the Museum in honor of the World War II employees of Higgins Industries and in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.

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

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 17
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jul 27, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 18, 2000
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 18, 2000
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 18, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 18, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 18, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jun 14, 2000
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 14, 2000
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 14, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 14, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 14, 2000
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 13, 2000
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 13, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2000
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 8, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2000
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 8, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 8, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 8, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 8, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2000
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jun 6, 2000
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jun 6, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 6, 2000
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jun 6, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 6, 2000
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· May 4, 2000
TAUZIN, W.
· May 4, 2000
Vitter, David
· May 4, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4384: To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4384/
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"H.R. 4384: To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4384/.
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H.R. 4384, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4384/.
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