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S. 951 · 111th Congress

New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 111th Congress ended.

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40 cosponsors · 29 D, 10 R, 1 I
  1. Senate Introduced May 1, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Jul 20, 2009

New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of Congress, to: (1) the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the moon, Neil A. Armstrong (the first human to walk on the moon), Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Jul 20, 2009

New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of Congress, to: (1) the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to the surface of the moon, Neil A. Armstrong (the first human to walk on the moon), Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. (pilot of the lunar module Eagle and second person to walk on the moon), and Michael Collins (pilot of their command module Columbia) in recognition of the first lunar landing, on July 20, 1969; and (2) John Herschel Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, on February 20, 1962.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act

Latest action (Sep 23, 2010): Message received in the Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1653.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 1, 2009

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

  1. Senate Introduced May 1, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Jul 20, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.