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HR 4753 109th Congress House

Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2006

Official title: To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families.

Introduced: May 4, 2006 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Awards, medals, prizesCoins and coinageCongressCongressional tributes
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Donation of organs, tissues, etc.Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGiftsGovernment trust fundsHealthHealth information systemsSunset legislationTransplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Feb 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 14, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E141)
Feb 14, 2006
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 21, 2006

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a bronze medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct the entity holding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to contract to establish an application procedure and determine eligibility.

Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Network contractor to provide duplicates of the medal to any recipient.

Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Network contractor to collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the issuance of medals, which the Secretary shall deposit in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 4, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· Apr 25, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4753: Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4753/
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"H.R. 4753: Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4753/.
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H.R. 4753, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4753/.
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