US Congress Senate Bill 1695 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.) Provides for the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Montford Point Marines. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.

A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Christopher Bond [R-MO]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]
Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-23		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

HB3927 (Related) 2009-10-26 - Referred to House House Administration

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1695/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1695/BILLS-111s1695is.pdf