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HR 2782 113th Congress House

Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. R. Adams Cowley, in recognition of his lifelong commitment to the advancement of trauma care.

Introduced: July 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional tributesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnel
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 22, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for a posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Dr. R. Adams Cowley, recognizing his lifelong commitment to the advancement of trauma care.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 1
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 28, 2014
Cicilline, David
· Apr 8, 2014
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Sep 18, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 22, 2013
Delaney, John
· Jul 22, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Jul 22, 2013
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jul 22, 2013
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 22, 2013
Sarbanes, John
· Jul 22, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2782: Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2782/
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"H.R. 2782: Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2782/.
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H.R. 2782, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2782/.
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