HR 5548 · 96th Congress · Arts, Culture, Religion

A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Simon Wiesenthal.

Introduced 1979-10-11· Sponsored by Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure laid on table in House, S. 1792 passed in lieu.(1980-03-03)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1980-03-03
Yea 289Nay 38
PassedHouse · 1980-03-03
Yea 289Nay 38

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal of appropriate design to Simon Wiesenthal in recognition of his contribution to international justice through the documentation and location of war criminals from World War II. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans