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H.R. 5287 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus.

Introduced: November 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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, 2021
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize all those whose efforts led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines that received emergency use authorizations.

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  • S 2011 COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7
Cicilline, David
· Nov 17, 2021
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Costa, Jim
California · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Nov 17, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 17, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Nov 17, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 17, 2021
Katko, John
· Sep 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5287: COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5287/
MLA
"H.R. 5287: COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5287/.
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H.R. 5287, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5287/.
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[H.R. 5287: COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5287/)
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