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H.R. 5800 96th Congress House

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Bryan Lewis Allen.

Introduced: November 2, 1979 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1980
Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Jul 21, 1980
Measure passed House, amended.
Jul 21, 1980
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.
Jul 21, 1980
Measure considered in House.
Jul 21, 1980
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Nov 2, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Nov 2, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 1980

Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Measure passed House, amended)

Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold metal to Bryan Lewis Allen in recognition of his success in navigating the crossing of the English Channel in a self-powered plane. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medals in an appropriate design to include recognition of the contribution to aeronautics rendered by Dr. Paul MacCready in his design of the plane.

Authorizes the use of $20,000 from already appropriated funds to strike such medal.

Authorizes the Secretary to strike bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Nov 2, 1979
CRANE, PHILIP
· Nov 2, 1979
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 2, 1979
HYDE, HENRY
· Nov 2, 1979
LEWIS, JERRY
· Nov 2, 1979
MATSUI, ROBERT
· Nov 2, 1979
MILLER, GEORGE
· Nov 2, 1979
PETRI, TOM
· Nov 2, 1979
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Nov 2, 1979
THOMAS, WILLIAM
· Nov 2, 1979
WAXMAN, HENRY
· Nov 2, 1979
Young, C. W.
· Nov 2, 1979
YOUNG, DON
· Nov 2, 1979
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5800: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Bryan Lewis Allen.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-5800/
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"H.R. 5800: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Bryan Lewis Allen.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-5800/.
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H.R. 5800, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-5800/.
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