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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="2147" measure-id="id113s2147" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2014-03-13" update-date="2014-04-03">
<title>A bill to amend Public Law 112-59 to provide for the display of the congressional gold medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, by the Smithsonian Institution and at other appropriate locations.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s2147v82" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2014-04-03">
<action-date>2014-03-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Requires the congressional gold medal awarded in honor of the Montford Point Marines, U. S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II, to be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it will be displayed and made available for research. </p> <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Montford Point Marines. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id113s2147v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2014-03-25">
<action-date>2014-03-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Requires the congressional gold medal awarded in honor of the Montford Point Marines, U. S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II, to be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it will be displayed and made available for research. </p> <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Montford Point Marines. </p>]]></summary-text>
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