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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 12, 1997
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. Authorizes specified charges against the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund to pay for the cost of the medal and requires the proceeds of duplicate medal sales to be deposited in the Fund.
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Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R–NY
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Became Public Law No: 105-14.
Became Public Law No: 105-14.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
A similar measure H.R. 279 was laid on the table without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Mr. Castle asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1940-1941)
Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1686-1687)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1686-1687)
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1305-1307)
Introduced in Senate
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