A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof, citizens of the United States who were killed in Afghanistan.

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Introduced

9 March 1988

Last action

15 June 1988 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], JAMES COOPER, Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25], Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33], Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]

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Summary

Declares that the President should: (1) posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof in honor of their efforts to document the Afghan struggle for freedom; and (2) present the award to those individuals' families on March 21, 1988, the start of the new year in Afghanistan.

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Timeline

9 March 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Source: Committee
14 June 1988
Discharge
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
14 June 1988
Committee
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
14 June 1988
Committee
Subcommittee on Census and Population Discharged.
Source: Committee
14 June 1988
Passed
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
14 June 1988
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
14 June 1988
Floor
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
15 June 1988
Introduced
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/260
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