S 2927 United States Senate · 117th Congress

National Civilian Medals Improvement Act

Summary
National Civilian Medals Improvement Act This bill revises the requirements for awarding the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Arts, and the National Technology and Innovation Medal and establishes a National Humanities Medal and a National Medal of Social Sciences. The bill prohibits such medals from being awarded to certain public officials or posthumously. With respect to the National Medal of Arts, the President must award at least one award annually but not more than five in any calendar year.
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Oct 2021
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Introduced Oct 4, 2021 Last action Oct 4, 2021
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Oct 4, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Oct 4, 2021
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