HR 1235
111th Congress
House
Arts, Culture, Religion
Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Music
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.
Introduced: February 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, to the personal representative of Ray Charles, a gold medal in recognition of Ray Charles's many contributions to the nation as one of America's greatest and most influential musical artists.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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