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

Introduced: March 29, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

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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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.

What's happening now June 7, 2007

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

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Financial Services Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 5

Costa, Jim

California · Apr 19, 2007

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Mar 29, 2007

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2007

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Mar 29, 2007

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Mar 29, 2007

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