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To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to John Pehle in recognition of his contributions to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from the Holocaust during World War II.

Introduced: July 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 16, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2006
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 make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the family or personal representative of John Pehle in recognition of his service to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from the Holocaust during World War II.

What's happening now April 21, 2006

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jul 19, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 16, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5011: To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to John Pehle in recognition of his contributions to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from the Holocaust during World War II.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5011/
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"H.R. 5011: To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to John Pehle in recognition of his contributions to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from the Holocaust during World War II.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5011/.
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H.R. 5011, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5011/.
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