To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.

S.1456
Introduced: 
August 1, 2013
113
First
March 13, 2014
Passed in Senate

Congress commissions gold medals as its highest expression of appreciation for distinguished achievements. This would be the first congressional gold medal awarded to a sitting Israeli president.

81 cosponsors (53D, 27R, 1I).

See also: similar measure H.R. 2939 of 8/1/13.

Last major action: 3/13/14 Passed in Senate by unanimous consent.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)John Barrasso(R-WY)Mark Begich(D-AK)Michael Bennet(D-CO)
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Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)John Barrasso(R-WY)Mark Begich(D-AK)Michael Bennet(D-CO)Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)Roy Blunt(R-MO)Cory Booker(D-NJ)John Boozman(R-AR)Barbara Boxer(D-CA)Sherrod Brown(D-OH)Richard Burr(R-NC)Maria Cantwell(D-WA)Ben Cardin(D-MD)Tom Carper(D-DE)Bob Casey Jr.(D-PA)Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)Tom Coburn(R-OK)Thad Cochran(R-MS)Susan Collins(R-ME)Christopher A. Coons(D-DE)John Cornyn(R-TX)Mike Crapo(R-ID)Ted Cruz(R-TX)Joe Donnelly(D-IN)Dick Durbin(D-IL)Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)Deb Fischer(R-NE)Al Franken(D-MN)Kirsten Gillibrand(D-)Chuck Grassley(R -IA)Kay Hagan(D-NC)Tom Harkin(D-IA)Orrin Hatch(R-UT)Martin Heinrich(D-NM)Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)Dean Heller(R-NV)Mazie Hirono(D-HI)Mike Johanns(R-NE)Tim Johnson(D-SD)Tim Kaine(D-VA)Angus King(I-ME)Mark Kirk(R-IL)Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)Mary Landrieu(D-LA)Patrick Leahy(D-VT)Carl Levin(D-MI)Joe Manchin(D-WV)Edward Markey(D-MA)John McCain(R-AZ)Claire McCaskill(D-MO)Mitch McConnell(R-KY)Robert Menendez(D-NJ)Jeff Merkley(D-OR)Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)Chris Murphy(D-CT)Patty Murray(D-WA)Bill Nelson(D-FL)Rob Portman(R-OH)Mark Pryor(D-AR)Jack Reed(D-RI)Harry Reid(D-NV)Jim Risch(R-ID)Pat Roberts(R-KS)Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)Marco Rubio(R-FL)Brian Schatz(D-HI)Charles Schumer(D-)Tim Scott(R-GA)Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)Jon Tester(D-MT)Mark Udall(D-CO)Tom Udall(D-NM)David Vitter(R-LA)John E. Walsh(D-MT)Mark Warner(D-VA)Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)Roger Wicker(R-MS)Ron Wyden(D-OR)

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Legislation Topics

Israel/Israelis