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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 28, 2001
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to award, and present in the name of Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. Declares the Public Safety Medal of Valor the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.Establishes the Medal of Valor Review Board to select and recommend candidates as Medal recipients, and a national medal of valor office within the Department of Justice.Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to conform with this Act and to establish the Secretary's Award For Distinguished Public Safety Service for the Secretary of Commerce to award for outstanding and distinguished service by public safety officers.
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Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Became Public Law No: 107-12.
Became Public Law No: 107-12.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4899)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4899)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 59). (text: CR H1066-1067)
House roll call 59 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 59).(text: CR H1066-1067)
House roll call 59 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1074-1075)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 802.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1066-1068)
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-15.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-15.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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