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S.Con.Res. 103 (100th)

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

14 March 1988

Last action

14 March 1988 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]

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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

  1. 14 March 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 March 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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