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HR 3240 98th Congress House

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress a specially struck medal to the widow of Roy Wilkins.

Introduced: June 23, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-285.
May 17, 1984
Signed by President.
May 10, 1984
Presented to President.
May 10, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 8, 1984
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 8, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 14, 1984
Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 707.
Mar 13, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 13, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 13, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Mar 13, 1984
House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Mar 6, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 6, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 15, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Jun 7, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jun 7, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-285.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Mrs. Roy Wilkins a gold medal in recognition of the late Roy Wilkins.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1729 Related bill An original bill to provide for the striking and presentation of medals.
  • S 1348 Identical bill A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress a specially struck gold medal t…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 31, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 3, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 14, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 23, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 23, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3240: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress a specially struck medal to the widow of Roy Wilkins.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3240/
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"H.R. 3240: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress a specially struck medal to the widow of Roy Wilkins.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3240/.
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H.R. 3240, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3240/.
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