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HR 1170 112th Congress House

Medal of Honor Gold Content Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action March 31, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medal of Honor Gold Content Act - Requires the metal content of the Medal of Honor to be 90% gold and 10% alloy.

Makes such requirement inapplicable with respect to the issuance of a duplicate Medal.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 11, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: Medal of Honor Gold Content Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1170/
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"H.R. 1170: Medal of Honor Gold Content Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1170/.
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