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H.R. 719: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

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H.R. 719: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-15 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · 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 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Plain summary

Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor collectively the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in recognition of their military service and exemplary record during World War II. Requires the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the CAP. 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.

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Official text

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · 205 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James A. Himes (D-CT), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Scott (R-SC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) and 145 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr719 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112