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S 1695 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Military history Military personnel and dependents North Carolina Racial and ethnic relations Smithsonian Institution

A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.

Introduced: September 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.)

Provides for the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Montford Point Marines.

Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.

What's happening now September 23, 2009

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2