HR 4960 · 96th Congress · Education

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Gerald F. Spiess.

Introduced 1979-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-849.(1980-03-25)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 1980-03-03
Yea 212Nay 116
PassedHouse · 1980-03-03
Yea 212Nay 116

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to Gerald F. Spiess, in recognition of his distinguished feat as a transatlantic sailor. Authorizes appropriations of up to $15,000 to strike such medal. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans