H.R. 4040: To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-15 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 153 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4040 (2012-04-16), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such gold medal and to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the gold and bronze medals.

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Official text

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] · 341 cosponsors

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Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John R. Carter (R-TX), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 281 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 153 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4040 (2012-04-16): Passed

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4040.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4040 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112