S 709
108th Congress
Senate
Commemorations
Alliances
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Europe
Foreign leaders
International Affairs
United Kingdom
A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Everywhere this bill has been
21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2003
Signed by President.
Jul 17, 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-60.
Jul 16, 2003
Presented to President.
Jul 14, 2003
Mr. King (NY) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jul 14, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2003
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Jul 14, 2003
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6681)
Jul 14, 2003
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H6681)
Jul 14, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H6681)
May 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
May 15, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 15, 2003
Received in the House.
May 15, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 15, 2003
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 5/14/2003 S6405; text: CR 5/14/2003 S6405)
May 15, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 5/14/2003 S6405; text: CR 5/14/2003 S6405)
May 9, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91.
May 9, 2003
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.
May 7, 2003
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 26, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4440
)
Mar 26, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4439-4440)
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
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, of a gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to maintaining the security of all freedom-loving nations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) strike such gold medal and to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals; and (2) deposit sums received from the sale of the bronze medals into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 108-60.
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- Engrossed in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF
- Referred in House Formatted Text PDF
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF
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