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.
Became law on Jun 2, 1997.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 1997
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 20, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 21, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 22, 1997
- Became lawJun 2, 1997
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.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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