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H.R. 6151: To charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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H.R. 6151: To charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Plain summary

Grants a federal charter to the Medal of Courage and Service Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Corporation to award and present in the name of Congress medals of courage and service to first responders in the City of Philadelphia who are selected by a committee of city and union officials and other civilian representatives.

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Official text

To charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · 3 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr6151 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111