United States · Bill · S
S. 641 (109th)
A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
Introduced
16 March 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2853)
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14 January 2025
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/641
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/641