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HR 4633 108th Congress House Commemorations Arts, Culture, Religion Congress Congressional gold medals Entertainers Music

To award a congressional gold medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.

Introduced: June 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 28, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jun 22, 2004
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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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, on behalf of Congress, to the personal representative of Ray Charles, a gold medal in recognition of Ray Charles' many contributions to the Nation as one of America's greatest and most influential musical artists.

What's happening now June 28, 2004

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 21, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 15, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4633: To award a congressional gold medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4633/
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"H.R. 4633: To award a congressional gold medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4633/.
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