S. 682: Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-17 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-260.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Edward William Brooke III, the first African American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate, in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.

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Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · 68 cosponsors

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Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME) and 8 more.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s682.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s682 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110