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Young Astronaut Program Medal Act

Introduced: December 16, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-295.
May 12, 1986
Signed by President.
Apr 30, 1986
Presented to President.
Apr 29, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 28, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 9, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Apr 9, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Mar 27, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 27, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 26, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 584.
Mar 26, 1986
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Garn without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 13, 1986
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 16, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Dec 16, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Young Astronaut Program Medal Act - Commemorates the Young Astronaut Program by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and deliver to the Young Astronaut Council no more than 750,000 medals with emblems, devices, and inscriptions determined by the Secretary.

Authorizes the Council to dispose of the medals at a premium and to have them delivered as required in quantities of no less than 2,000. Directs that no medals be struck after December 31, 1987.

Directs the Secretary to set the price of the medals at no less than the manufacturing cost plus a surcharge of ten percent of such cost. Requires the furnishing of security sufficient to fully indemnify the United States for such costs.

Directs that the medals be struck in gold, silver, and bronze and in such size or sizes as determined by the Secretary. Gives the U.S. Comptroller General the right to examine the records of the Council which are related to the medals.

What's happening now May 12, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-295.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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