US SB1256 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Services Company in recognition of their service during World War II. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Services Company..
Title
Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsors
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] |
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-05-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2701 (Related) 2017-05-25 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1256/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1256/BILLS-115s1256is.pdf |