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A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").

Introduced: March 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-40.
Jul 1, 2009
Signed by President.
Jun 24, 2009
Presented to President.
Jun 16, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Jun 16, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 16, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6840-6841)
Jun 16, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6840-6841)
Jun 16, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 614.
Jun 16, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6840-6843)
Jun 16, 2009
Mr. Green, Al moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 21, 2009
Referred to House Administration
May 21, 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.
May 21, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
May 21, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 21, 2009
Received in the House.
May 20, 2009
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5765-5766)
May 20, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5765-5766)
May 20, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5765-5766)
May 20, 2009
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3176-3177)
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,200 — Of a perfecting nature. Agreed to May 20, 2009
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 20, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single gold medal in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) collectively, in honor of their pioneering military service and exemplary record, which forged revolutionary reform in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Requires the medal to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) after its award.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with the WASP.

What's happening now July 1, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-40.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2014 Identical bill To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 11, 2009
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 7, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 7, 2009
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 30, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 24, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 23, 2009
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 22, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2009
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 30, 2009
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 24, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 23, 2009
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 17, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 17, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 17, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 17, 2009
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 17, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 2009
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 614: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-614/
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"S. 614: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-614/.
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