To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Science & Space, Education.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers 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, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HDE70EAC4AFB447D19278E728FC84CCF7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024.
- Section H37683E1772E74D54AF67276FF609947A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Edward Joseph Dwight, Jr., was born on September 9, 1933, to Georgia Baker Dwight and Edward Dwight, Sr., in Kansas...
- Section H3E6998BE2AF1413CB703F9F6D256FB05: 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 HB06D8C49855B43829B8003AD9FB9FDF1: 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 costs...
- Section HC756EE0338E64FA98376C447C82A4244: 5. Status of medals Medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. For purposes of sections 5134...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Science & Space, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Joe Neguse
D-CO | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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