S 288
110th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
Gold
Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S516-517)
Jan 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Requires the metal content of the Medal of Honor, awarded by the President to members of the Armed Forces and Coast Guard, to be 90 percent gold and ten percent alloy.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 288: A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-288/
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