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House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-16

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1650Introduced May 16, 1997Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Jun 2, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Jon Christensen R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 2, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-16.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

323 cosponsors — 193 Republicans, 130 Democrats

130 of 323 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and 293 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jon Christensen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.