A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal, to Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, U.S. Air Force--retired.
Public Law 95-438 · S. 425 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 10, 1978 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the President of the United States to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, United States Air Force, in recognition of his career as an aviation pioneer and Air Force leader.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause duplicates in bronze of such medal to be struck and sold in a prescribed fashion.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 10, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-438.
- Sep 29, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 28, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 27, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 26, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Sep 21, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Financial Services Committee
- May 16, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
- May 13, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- May 12, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Jan 25, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.