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H.R. 4562 109th Congress House

Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, no… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, nonviolence, human rights and religious understanding.

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 15, 2005
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 Latest action December 15, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many contributions to peace and religious understanding.

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  • S 2784 Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 109
All 109 Democratic 39 Republican 11 Independent 1
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Sep 6, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jul 27, 2006
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jul 27, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· Jul 27, 2006
Reichert, David
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 27, 2006
Bonner, Jo
· Jul 26, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jul 26, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Jul 26, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 26, 2006
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jul 26, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 26, 2006
INGLIS, BOB
· Jul 26, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Jul 26, 2006
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jul 26, 2006
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 26, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Jul 26, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jul 25, 2006
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 2006
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 24, 2006
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 24, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 20, 2006
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Jul 20, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 19, 2006
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Jul 13, 2006
POMEROY, EARL
· Jul 13, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 12, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Jul 12, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 12, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 29, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 29, 2006
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 29, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Jun 29, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Jun 29, 2006
WU, DAVID
· Jun 29, 2006
BERRY, MARION
· Jun 26, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jun 26, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 26, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 26, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Jun 26, 2006
Cardoza, Dennis
· Jun 26, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Jun 26, 2006
EMERSON, JO
· Jun 26, 2006
Fortuno, Luis
· Jun 26, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 26, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 26, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 26, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 26, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4562: Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4562/
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"H.R. 4562: Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4562/.
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