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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 21, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian volunteer unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service.
Directs that the gold medal be given to the First Special Service Force Association in Helena, Montana, for display there and elsewhere, including Fort William Henry Harrison in Helena.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates with proceeds deposited in the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Declares that the medal struck under this Act is a national medal for purposes of specified coins and currency provisions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 324 as public Law on Jul 12, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House May 21, 2013
To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II
Passed · Two-thirds required
415 Yea 0 Nay 18 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. 324 and vote against it. 20 signed when it was filed.
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Organizations that named H.R. 324 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
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