S. 951: New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act
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S. 951: New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-01 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act
Plain summary
New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of Congress, to: (1) the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the moon, Neil A. Armstrong (the first human to walk on the moon), Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. (pilot of the lunar module Eagle and second person to walk on the moon), and Michael Collins (pilot of their command module Columbia) in recognition of the first lunar landing, on July 20, 1969; and (2) John Herschel Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, on February 20, 1962.
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Official text
New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · 40 cosponsors
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Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s951.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s951 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111