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S. 309: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

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S. 309: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-13 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-108.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-108. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 20, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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. Requires sale proceeds to be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · 83 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), James E. Risch (R-ID), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Boozman (R-AR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and 23 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s309 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113