A Guide to Major Congressional and Presidential Awards

[摘要] This report is designed to help congressional offices obtain information about major awards given by Congress and the President. It lists details about the establishment, criteria, selection process, and presentation of each of the major presidential and congressional awards: Congressional Award, Congressional GoldMedal, Medal of Honor, Presidential Citizens Medal, and Presidential Medal of Freedom. Brief entries are provided for additional awards made by the President including two new military medals for service in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT): the GWOT Expeditionary Medal and the GWOT Service Medal. Contact information is provided for the organization responsible for making the award and for more data about an award. References to CRS products on awards are also given. This report will be updated as necessary.

[发布日期] 2003-12-16 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Commemorations;Congressional Medal of Honor;Awards, medals, prizes;Congress