HR 4087
99th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Astronautics
Astronauts
Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Congressional tributes
Space
Space shuttles
A bill authorizing the President to present gold medals to the families of the crew members of mission 51-L of the space shuttle Challenger.
Introduced: January 30, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Jan 30, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 30, 1986
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes and requests the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, gold medals to the families of Francis R. Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, and Gregory Jarvis in recognition of their courage, dedication, and sacrifice as crew members of the space shuttle Challenger.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the design of the medals. Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1