[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16992]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 GRANTING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

  Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Banking 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2447 and the 
Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2447) to grant the congressional gold medal to 
     the Montford Point Marines.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 2447) was ordered to a third reading, was read the 
third time, and passed.

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