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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the Montford Point Marines, U.S. Marine Corps, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.)
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.
Authorizes appropriations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2447 as public Law on Nov 23, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Oct 25, 2011
To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines
Passed · Two-thirds required
422 Yea 0 Nay 11 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2447 and vote against it. 20 signed when it was filed.
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Organizations that named H.R. 2447 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
5 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.