S. 2784 (109th): Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced:
May 11, 2006 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Signed by the President

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 27, 2006.

Progress
Introduced May 11, 2006
Referred to Committee May 11, 2006
Reported by Committee May 18, 2006
Passed Senate May 25, 2006
Passed House Sep 13, 2006
Signed by the President Sep 27, 2006
Cosponsors
75 cosponsors (42D, 32R, 1I) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Full Title

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding.

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Last updated Sep 15, 2006.
2 pages

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9/27/2006--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many contributions to peace and religious understanding.

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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 51