HOUSE 1225115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.
- Last Action
- 2/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (00)
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss in recognition of his contributions to the preservation of American Civil War history and his continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.
Cosponsors (20)
- Billy Long (R-MO)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
- Paul Cook (R-CA)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
- Denny Heck (D-WA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- A. McEachin (D-VA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Subjects
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional tributes
- Department of the Interior
- Military history
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- U.S. history
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