To urge the President, on behalf of the United States, to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, in recognition of his significant, enduring, and historic contributions to the causes of freedom, human dignity, and peace and to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Holiness' inauguration of his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pastor of the Catholic Church.

Bill: 108-hconres-313
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2003-10-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Anniversaries
Awards, medals, prizes
Catholic Church
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Human rights
Papacy
Peace
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: 
Urges the President to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the inauguration of his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pastor of the Catholic Church.

action_date: 2003-11-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Urges the President to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the inauguration of his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pastor of the Catholic Church.

action_date: 2003-11-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Urges the President to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the inauguration of his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pastor of the Catholic Church.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-11-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15207)
action_date: 2003-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15207)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 11/19/2003 H11469-11470)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 11/19/2003 H11469-11470)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 313.
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 11/19/2003 H11469-11477)
action_date: 2003-11-18
text: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-11-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-28
text: Introduced in House