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S. 614 · 111th Congress

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").

Law · 111-40 · Jul 1, 2009
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KHR HutchisonSponsor
75 cosponsors · 48 D, 25 R, 2 I
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16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2009
  2. Senate Passed May 20, 2009
  3. House Passed Jun 16, 2009
  4. President To the President Jun 24, 2009
  5. President Signed Jul 1, 2009
  6. Law Jul 1, 2009

Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single gold medal in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) collectively, in honor of their pioneering military service and exemplary record, which forged revolutionary reform in the U.S. Armed Forces.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 1, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 20, 2009. 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 make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single gold medal in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) collectively, in honor of their pioneering military service and exemplary record, which forged revolutionary reform in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Requires the medal to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) after its award.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with the WASP.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").

Latest action (Jul 1, 2009): Became Public Law No: 111-40.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 17, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2009
  2. Senate Passed May 20, 2009
  3. House Passed Jun 16, 2009
  4. President To the President Jun 24, 2009
  5. President Signed Jul 1, 2009
  6. Law Jul 1, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.