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To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation.

Public Law 106-251 · H.R. 3591 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jul 27, 2000 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV-2)

Cosponsors (292): Rep. Jennifer Dunn,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 350 yea, 8 nay350–8
  • SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Authorizes presentation of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan.

Authorizes specified sums to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for medal costs. Mandates that sale proceeds from duplicate bronze medals be deposited into such Fund.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 350 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

350 yea8 nay77 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(166)

  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
  • Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
  • Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
  • Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
  • Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
  • Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
  • Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
  • Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
  • Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
  • Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
  • Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
  • Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
  • Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
  • Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
  • Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
  • Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
  • Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
  • Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. David WuD-OR-1
  • Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
  • Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
  • Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
  • Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
  • Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
  • Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
  • Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
  • Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
  • Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
  • Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
  • Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
  • Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
  • Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
  • Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
  • Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
  • Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
  • Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
  • Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
  • Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
  • Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
  • Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
  • Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
  • Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
  • Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
  • Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
  • Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
  • Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
  • Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
  • Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(184)

  • Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
  • Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
  • Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
  • Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
  • Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
  • Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
  • Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
  • Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
  • Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
  • Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
  • Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
  • Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
  • Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
  • Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
  • Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
  • Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
  • Rep. John ThuneR-SD
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
  • Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
  • Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
  • Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
  • Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
  • Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
  • Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
  • Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
  • Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
  • Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
  • Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
  • Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
  • Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
  • Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
  • Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
  • Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
  • Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
  • Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
  • Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
  • Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
  • Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
  • Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
  • Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
  • Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
  • Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
  • Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
  • Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
  • Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
  • Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
  • Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
  • Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
  • Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
  • Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
  • Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
  • Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
  • Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
  • Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
  • Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
  • Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
  • Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
  • Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
  • Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
  • Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
  • Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
  • Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
  • Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
  • Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
  • Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
  • Rep. Rick HillR-MT
  • Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
  • Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
  • Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
  • Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
  • Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
  • Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
  • Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41
  • Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
  • Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
  • Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
  • Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
  • Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
  • Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
  • Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
  • Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
  • Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
  • Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
  • Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
  • Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
  • Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
  • Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
  • Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
  • Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
  • Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
  • Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
  • Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
  • Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
  • Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
  • Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
  • Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
  • Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 705 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

  1. Jul 27, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-251.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 18, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 13, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 3, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 350 - 8, 1 Present (Roll no. 97).House roll call 97
  7. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Feb 18, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee
  10. Feb 8, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
  11. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.