H.R. 2868 · 108th Congress
To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Culberson
- Introduced
- 2003-07-24
- Latest action
- 2003-08-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Summary
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (who performed the first successful coronary bypass, pioneered the field of telemedicine, was elected the first President of Baylor College of Medicine, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction and the National Medal of Science) in recognition of his many outstanding contributions to the Nation.