HR10002-118

Introduced

To award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Edinburg, Texas war hero Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula, in recognition of his heroic life.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Edinburg, Texas war hero Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula, in recognition of his heroic life., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Agriculture, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6A8A6A26CBE540A593DFD04660578263: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act.
  • Section HEF1D8659770049918FCDF6199551F4BE: 2. Findings The Congress finds that: Dustin Sekula was born on June 8, 1985, in Edinburg, Texas, and graduated from Edinburg North High School in 2003. Dustin...
  • Section H81FB7DA90C2C49A9A18A93F097F45AB1: 3. Congressional gold medal The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the...
  • Section H1F71418BB40443889538993304D18FE0: 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the cost...
  • Section H47155838648B4F009BBB148E413E5DD9: 5. Status of medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. For purposes of sections...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Edinburg, Texas war hero Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula, in recognition of his heroic life., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Agriculture, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Edinburg, Texas war hero Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula, in recognition of his heroic life., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Agriculture Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 18, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Agriculture Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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