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H.R. 1764 110th Congress House

William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007

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

Introduced: March 29, 2007 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
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 30, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E725)
Mar 29, 2007
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.
Mar 29, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2007

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007 - 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
  • S 1062 William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 19, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1764: William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1764/
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"H.R. 1764: William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1764/.
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