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Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: May 4, 2017 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 20, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-337.

Dec 20, 2018

Signed by President.

Dec 20, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 12, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 12, 2018

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10156-10157)

Dec 12, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10156-10157)

Dec 12, 2018

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10156-10157)

Dec 12, 2018

Committee on House Administration discharged.

Dec 12, 2018

Committee on Financial Services discharged.

Dec 12, 2018

Mr. Barr asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Sep 17, 2018

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.

Sep 17, 2018

Received in the House.

Sep 17, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 12, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Sep 12, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Sep 12, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6152-6153)

Sep 12, 2018

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

May 4, 2017

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

May 4, 2017

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

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 4,015	Duckworth, Tammy	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Sep 12, 2018

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Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act

(Sec. 4) This bill 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 Congressional Gold Medal to the Chinese-American Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.

The medal shall be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with such veterans or with World War II.

What's happening now December 20, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-337.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 42

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Aug 22, 2018

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Aug 21, 2018

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Jul 25, 2018

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jul 25, 2018

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jul 23, 2018

Virginia · Jun 4, 2018

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · May 22, 2018

Murray, Patty

Washington · May 16, 2018

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Apr 19, 2018

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Apr 19, 2018

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 19, 2018

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Mar 20, 2018

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Feb 26, 2018

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2018

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Feb 26, 2018

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Feb 14, 2018

Young, Todd

Indiana · Feb 14, 2018

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Feb 13, 2018

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Feb 12, 2018

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jan 16, 2018

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Jan 3, 2018

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Dec 5, 2017

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Nov 28, 2017

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Oct 18, 2017

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Oct 18, 2017

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Oct 5, 2017

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Oct 2, 2017

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Sep 26, 2017

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Sep 19, 2017

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 14, 2017

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Sep 12, 2017

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 12, 2017

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 11, 2017

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2017

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 5, 2017

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Jul 12, 2017

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