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HR 1154 110th Congress House Commemorations Cardiovascular diseases Congress Congressional gold medals Health Physicians Surgeons

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.

Introduced: February 16, 2007 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2007
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13493)
Oct 4, 2007
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409.
Sep 18, 2007
Received in the Senate.
Sep 17, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10401)
Sep 17, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10401)
Sep 17, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1154.
Sep 17, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10401-10406)
Sep 17, 2007
Mr. Green, Al moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 16, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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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 October 26, 2007

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13493)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 37 Republican 19
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 7, 2007
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 7, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 7, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 7, 2007
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 7, 2007
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Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 7, 2007
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 7, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 7, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 5, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2007
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 5, 2007
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 5, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 5, 2007
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 3, 2007
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Aug 3, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 2, 2007
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Aug 2, 2007
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Costa, Jim
California · Aug 2, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 2, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 2, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 2, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 2, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 2, 2007
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 2, 2007
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Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 2, 2007
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Issa, Darrell
California · Aug 1, 2007
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Aug 1, 2007
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Aug 1, 2007
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Aug 1, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Aug 1, 2007
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Aug 1, 2007
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Aug 1, 2007
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 1, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 13, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 7, 2007
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 29, 2007
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 27, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 27, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2007
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 27, 2007
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 27, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 27, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2007
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 9, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1154: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1154/
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"H.R. 1154: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1154/.
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