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Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: January 11, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 19, 2008

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

May 15, 2008

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

May 15, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 326). (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3726-3727)

May 15, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 15, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 1 (Roll no. 326).(text: CR 5/13/2008 H3726-3727)

May 15, 2008

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3904)

May 13, 2008

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

May 13, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 406.

May 13, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3726-3729)

May 13, 2008

Mr. Baca moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Apr 11, 2007

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

Jan 11, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jan 11, 2007

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 15, 2008	House · vote #326	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	412–1	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. Requires that the medal be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House, to be shared equally and displayed as appropriate.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal. Requires proceeds from the sale of such medals to be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

What's happening now May 19, 2008

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees of jurisdiction 3