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When a Congressional Gold Medal is deemed appropriate, Congress provides for the creation of each medal by passing a law to that effect. Each chamber of Congress (the House and the Senate) imposes super-majority sponsorship rules to begin consideration. [3] Each medal is ordered to be uniquely designed and cast in gold by the United States Mint ...
To overcome this obstacle, on March 23, 2016, in the U. S. House of Representatives, Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-TN-2) introduced H.R. 4863, the "Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act" bill. The bill's original purpose was to recognize Edmonds with a Congressional Gold Medal , one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States ...
"To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare." WWII members of the Civil Air Patrol: May 30, 2014: Pub. L. 113–108 (text)
President Joe Biden signed the “Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” last week posthumously honoring Chisholm, who died in 2005, with Congress’s highest award.
Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), signs the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act at the U.S. Capitol, Monday ...
The U.S. Mint has historically produced only images of the people receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. Baseball greats Larry Doby Jr., Steve Gromek appear on unique Congressional Gold Medal ...
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The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her ...