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H.R. 2447: To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.

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H.R. 2447: To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-07 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-59.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 804 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2447 (2011-10-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-59. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.) Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] · 308 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), André Carson (D-IN) and 248 more.

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2447 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112