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S 641 109th Congress Senate Commemorations Cardiovascular diseases Congress Congressional gold medals Health Physicians Surgeons

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Introduced: March 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2853)
Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2852-2853)
Mar 16, 2005
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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 of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.

What's happening now March 16, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2853)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1375 Related bill To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 641: A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-641/
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