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To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the messman and steward branches of United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II.

Introduced: November 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 7, 2009
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Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a single Congressional gold medal in honor of the steward and messman branches of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country. Requires, after presentation, that the medal be given to the Smithsonian Institution.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, depositing receipts in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

What's happening now November 7, 2009

Referred to House Administration

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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4063: To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the messman and steward branches of United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4063/
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"H.R. 4063: To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the messman and steward branches of United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard that served during World War II.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4063/.
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H.R. 4063, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4063/.
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