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102nd Congress · 1991–1993
S. 2139

A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage …

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Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. · January 21, 1992
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

Recorded January 21, 1992, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]
Committee Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Official title A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage in Lebanon and to the families of the Americans who were killed while being held hostage.
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Power & Politics, "S. 2139 (102nd Congress): A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage in Lebanon and to the families of the Americans who were killed while being held hostage," last checked Oct. 15, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-102-s2139

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 15). S. 2139 (102nd Congress): A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage in Lebanon and to the families of the Americans who were killed while being held hostage [Bill record]. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-102-s2139

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Power & Politics. "S. 2139 (102nd Congress): A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage in Lebanon and to the families of the Americans who were killed while being held hostage." Last modified October 15, 2026. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-102-s2139.

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  title        = {{S. 2139 (102nd Congress): A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to the Americans who were held hostage in Lebanon and to the families of the Americans who were killed while being held hostage}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-102-s2139}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-102-s2139; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/2139; last checked October 15, 2026; accessed November 4, 2026}
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