S. 1591: Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act

Plain summary

Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act - Directs The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a gold medal of appropriate design to the next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.

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Official text

Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 70 cosponsors

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Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Lee (R-UT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA) and 10 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1591.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1591 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112