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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4014

To award a congressional gold medal to Brian Lamb. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2004

Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. QUINN, Mr. 

DICKS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. MCNULTY, 

Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. CRANE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LEACH, and 

Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL

To award a congressional gold medal to Brian Lamb.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) C–SPAN, C–SPAN II, C–SPAN III, C–

6 SPAN.org, and C–SPAN Radio, the cable networks, 

7 Internet site, and radio station dedicated to gavel-to8 gavel coverage of the United States House of Rep9 resentatives and the United States Senate, as well as 

10 educational programming about our Nation’s history 
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1 and politics, have had a profound positive impact 

2 upon the knowledge and awareness among our citi3 zens of our democracy about the law-making process 

4 and government at all levels. 

5 (2) Through the coverage of C–SPAN, C–

6 SPAN II, C–SPAN III, C–SPAN.org, and C–SPAN 

7 Radio, educators, students, and concerned citizens 

8 have had the opportunity to watch the Nation’s lead9 ers engage in historic debates, address issues that 

10 impact all Americans, and been made aware of the 

11 importance of the Congress in our democracy. 

12 (3) The 80,000,000 households which receive 

13 C–SPAN have a window on the legislative process 

14 that is unbiased and comprehensive. 

15 (4) C–SPAN programming such as the C–

16 SPAN School Bus, Booknotes, C–SPAN Radio, and 

17 Washington Journal have significantly enriched the 

18 level of political discourse and understanding in our 

19 Nation. 

20 (5) C–SPAN provides a unique and valuable 

21 contribution to coverage of the American political 

22 process that has no peer. 

23 (6) This public service known as C–SPAN came 

24 about due to the vision, dedication, and interest of 

25 Brian Lamb. 
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1 (7) Brian Lamb’s efforts have resulted in C–

2 SPAN reaching over 80,000,000 households, and be3 coming an indispensable political resource for polit4 ical leaders, students, and interested political lead5 ers. 

6 (8) Due to the hard work and perseverance of 

7 Brian Lamb, the innovative programming concept of 

8 C–SPAN was developed almost 25 years ago. 

9 (9) C–SPAN has become a fixture of the Amer10 ican political scene and has so impacted American 

11 politics that it is difficult to conceive of American 

12 political life without C–SPAN. 

13 (10) It is appropriate and fitting that Brian 

14 Lamb be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for 

15 establishing C–SPAN, C–SPAN II, C–SPAN III, C–

16 SPAN.org, and C–SPAN Radio as the network of 

17 record for American political life. 

18 (11) Brian Lamb’s vision, leadership, conviction 

19 and commitment to public understanding of the 

20 Congress, the law-making process, important and 

21 timely political issues, and government generally, 

22 demonstrate that he is worthy of the appreciation of 

23 the American people as expressed through awarding 

24 Brian Lamb the Congressional Gold Medal. 
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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

2 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is 

3 authorized to award to Brian Lamb, on behalf of the Con4 gress, a gold medal of appropriate design honoring Brian 

5 Lamb in recognition of his contributions to the Nation. 

6 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 

7 award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

8 Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 

9 strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and 

10 inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. 

11 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

12 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

13 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 

14 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, 

15 and at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof, includ16 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead 

17 expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 

18 SEC. 4. STATUS AS NATIONAL MEDALS. 

19 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national 

20 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 

21 States Code. 

22 SEC. 5. FUNDING. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 

24 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 

25 Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 

26 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act. 
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1 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 

2 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be 

3 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 

4 Fund.

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