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House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-250

Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Act

H.R. 3544Introduced Jan 27, 2000Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Jul 27, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. Jim Leach R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 27, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-250.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3544.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3544, last updated January 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

180 cosponsors — 93 Republicans, 87 Democrats

88 of 180 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI) and 150 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Leach.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.