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William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act

Introduced: March 29, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4204)
Mar 29, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4203)
Mar 29, 2007
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William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act - 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 March 29, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4204)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1764 Related bill William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1062: William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1062/
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"S. 1062: William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1062/.
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S. 1062, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1062/.
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