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HR 4186 99th Congress House

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the…

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Official title: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.

Introduced: April 22, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1986
Other Measure S.2308 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
May 12, 1986
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1986
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1986
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 1, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
May 1, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 19, 1986
Introduced in House
Feb 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Feb 19, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action May 12, 1986

Other Measure S.2308 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their supreme dedication and total commitment to human rights and freedoms.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the design of the medals. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to sell bronze duplicates of the medals.

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  • S 2308 Identical bill A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shchara…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 1986
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Apr 22, 1986
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 13, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 12, 1986
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 27, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4186: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4186/
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"H.R. 4186: A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4186/.
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H.R. 4186, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4186/.
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