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A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska…

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A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.

Introduced: September 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Sep 6, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 6, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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Authorizes the President, on behalf of Congress, to award a gold medal of appropriate design to Elouise Pepion Cobell in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to the welfare of individual Indians in this country and her inspiration to indigenous peoples across the globe.

What's happening now September 6, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 22, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 22, 2011
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 22, 2011
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 15, 2011
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 15, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1514: A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1514/
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"S. 1514: A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1514/.
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S. 1514, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1514/.
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