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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jan 26, 2005
Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005 - Sets forth standards under which the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, is authorized to strike not more than two congressional gold medals for presentation during any calendar year.
Provides that: (1) only an individual may be a recipient of a congressional gold medal; and (2) no gold medal may be presented posthumously on behalf of any individual except during the 20-year period beginning five years after the individual's death (unless the Act of Congress authorizing the striking of such medal was enacted before the death).
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Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · R–DE
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 173 (Roll no. 13).
House roll call 13 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 173 (Roll no. 13).
House roll call 13 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 217 (Roll no. 12). (consideration: CR H216-218)
House roll call 12 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crowley motion to recomit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with an amendment which inserts a new paragraph preventing the Secretary from striking a congressional gold medal for presentation posthumously on behalf of any individual except during the 20-year period beginning 5 years after the death of the individual (unless the Act of Congress authorizing the striking of such medal was enacted before the death of such individual).
Mr. Crowley moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 54.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Crowley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Crowley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 42, the Commitee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Crowley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Crowley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 42, the Commitee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 42, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oxley amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 54.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 42 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 54 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 42. (consideration: CR H206-216, H216-219; text of measure as introduced: CR H211)
Rule H. Res. 42 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 42 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 54 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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