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S. 258 (97th)

A bill to authorize the President to present on behalf of the Congress specially struck gold medals to certain former hostages and the survivors of certain deceased United States servicemen.

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Introduced

27 January 1981

Last action

13 November 1981 · Committee

Status

Committee on Banking received executive comment from Treasury Department. Unfavorable.

Sponsors

Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 January 2025

Defence

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Summary

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each of the sixty-six United States nationals held hostage in Iran and to one appropriate survivor of each of the eight U.S. servicemen killed during the attempted hostage rescue. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable inscriptions and to coin and sell bronze duplicates of such medals. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 27 January 1981

    Introduced

    Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Banking.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 February 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Bureau of the Mint.

    Source: Committee

  4. 13 November 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Banking received executive comment from Treasury Department. Unfavorable.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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