H.R. 2131: To award a congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To award a congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain.

Plain summary

Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain in recognition of his contributions to maintaining the security of all freedom-loving nations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medal and authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates.

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Official text

To award a congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain.

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Sponsor: Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · 306 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2131, A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain (2004-03-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2131, A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain (2004-03-19)

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and 246 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2131.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2131 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108