HR 14893 · 93th Congress · Awards, medals, prizes

Congressional Award Program Act

Introduced 1974-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1974-05-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congressional Award Program Act - Establishes a program to be known as the Congressional Award. States that the award shall consist of a Congressional Award Board and a Director. Directs the Board: (1) to initiate and administer in the United States and its territories a program open to young people aged fourteen through twenty-three (with exceptions to be made by the Board) and designed to promote youthful initiative, achievement, and excellence in the areas of expedition fitness, personal creative development, and public service; (2) to set the standards of achievement required for young people to qualify as recipients of the gold, silver, and bronze Congressional Awards established in this Act, and to designate those to be awarded such medals.…

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