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HR 2868 108th Congress House Commemorations Congress Congressional gold medals Health Physicians

To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Introduced: July 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Aug 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jul 24, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 24, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.

What's happening now August 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 2
BARTON, JOE
· Jul 24, 2003
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 24, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 24, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· Jul 24, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jul 24, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 24, 2003
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 24, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2868: To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2868/
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