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HR 5193 110th Congress House

To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence…

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-foun… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.

Introduced: February 12, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jan 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E108-109)
Jan 29, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2008

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Awards a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project (a nonprofit legal clinic dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and to reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5193: To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5193/
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"H.R. 5193: To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5193/.
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H.R. 5193, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5193/.
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[H.R. 5193: To award a congressional gold medal to Barry C. Scheck and to Peter Neufeld in recognition of their outstanding service to the Nation and to justice as co-founders and co-directors of the Innocence Project.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5193/)
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