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HR 3866 98th Congress House Congress Awards, medals, prizes Commemorations Congressional tributes Members of Congress (House)

A bill to honor Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Lawrence P. McDonald.

Introduced: September 13, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Sep 30, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Sep 13, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Sep 13, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Lawrence P. McDonald in recognition of his distinguished service as a Member of Congress and the facts surrounding his untimely death.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the striking of such gold medal and authorizes the Secretary to make duplicates in bronze of such medal available for public sale.

Authorizes appropriations after October 1, 1983.

What's happening now September 30, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 13, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3866: A bill to honor Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Lawrence P. McDonald.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3866/
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"H.R. 3866: A bill to honor Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Lawrence P. McDonald.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3866/.
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H.R. 3866, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3866/.
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[H.R. 3866: A bill to honor Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Lawrence P. McDonald.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3866/)
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