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H.R. 1209 (IH) - Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 111th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- February 26, 2009
- Action
- Mr. Carney (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Issa, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1209
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009
- Full Title
- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America’s highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
- Sponsors
- Christopher P. Carney(PA)
- Cosponsors
- Mark Kirk (IL); James P. Moran (VA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Henry E. Brown, Jr. (SC); Gene Taylor (MS); Darrell E. Issa (CA); Michael H. Michaud (ME); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Timothy H. Bishop (NY); Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU)
- Committees
- Committee on Financial Services (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 31 U.S.C. 5103, 5112, 5134 and 5136