To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.

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Introduced

4 February 2003

Last action

27 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Majette, Denise L. [D-GA-4], Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], David Scott, Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]

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Summary

Authorizes the President to award a gold medal to each of the seven crew members who perished aboard the space shuttle Columbia: Rick D. Husband; Michael P. Anderson; Laurel Clark; David M. Brown; William C. McCool; Kapana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon.

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4 February 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Source: Committee

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