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A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics.

Introduced: October 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Francis Collins for his outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine and genetics.

What's happening now October 4, 2007

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

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 25, 2008
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 24, 2008
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 12, 2007
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 11, 2007
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Dec 7, 2007
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 18, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2140: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2140/
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"S. 2140: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2140/.
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S. 2140, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2140/.
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