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S. 2011 117th Congress Senate

COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

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

Introduced: June 10, 2021 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 10, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5287 COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 28 Republican 8
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Nov 2, 2021
 D
Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Oct 25, 2021
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Oct 18, 2021
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 6, 2021
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 5, 2021
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Oct 4, 2021
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 30, 2021
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 29, 2021
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 13, 2021
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 13, 2021
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 13, 2021
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 13, 2021
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2021
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 10, 2021
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 10, 2021
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Aug 10, 2021
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jun 23, 2021
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 23, 2021
Blunt, Roy
· Jun 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2011: COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2011/
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"S. 2011: COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2011/.
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S. 2011, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2011/.
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