Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act
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18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-60.
Sep 15, 2017
Signed by President.
Sep 11, 2017
Presented to President.
Sep 5, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 5, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6638-6639)
Sep 5, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6638-6639)
Sep 5, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1616.
Sep 5, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6638-6641)
Sep 5, 2017
Mr. Hultgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Aug 3, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 3, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S4804-4805)
Aug 3, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S4804-4805)
Aug 3, 2017
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4804-4806)
Aug 3, 2017
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4804-4806)
Jul 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 115-60.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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Baldwin, Tammy
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Barrasso, John
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Bennet, Michael F.
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Blumenthal, Richard
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Booker, Cory A.
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Boozman, John
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Cantwell, Maria
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Capito, Shelley Moore
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Cassidy, Bill
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Collins, Susan M.
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Coons, Christopher A.
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Cornyn, John
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
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Cotton, Tom
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Crapo, Mike
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Cruz, Ted
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Daines, Steve
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Duckworth, Tammy
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Durbin, Richard J.
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Fischer, Deb
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
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Graham, Lindsey
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
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Heinrich, Martin
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Hirono, Mazie K.
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Hoeven, John
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Johnson, Ron
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Kaine, Tim
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Kennedy, John
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King, Angus S., Jr.
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Klobuchar, Amy
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Lankford, James
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Lee, Mike
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Markey, Edward J.
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Merkley, Jeff
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Murkowski, Lisa
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Murphy, Christopher
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Paul, Rand
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Peters, Gary C.
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Reed, Jack
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Risch, James E.
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Rounds, Mike
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Sanders, Bernard
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Schatz, Brian
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Schumer, Charles E.
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Scott, Tim
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Shaheen, Jeanne
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Sullivan, Dan
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Thune, John
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Tillis, Thomas
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1616: Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1616/
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