Steve Gleason’s Congressional Gold Medal legislation signed by Donald Trump

SmashMouth · 01-05-2019, 05:23 AM

President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday (Jan. 3) to award Steve Gleason the Congressional Gold Medal, giving the former New Orleans Saints player one of the government’s highest civilian honors. The next step, said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who spearheaded the law, is to work with Gleason’s charity and the U.S. Mint to design the medal and schedule a ceremony to present it to him.

Gleason was a special teams standout who most famously blocked an Atlanta Falcons punt in 2006, leading to a touchdown, in the first Saints game at the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2011 and has become a crusader for research and treatment of the disease.

Cassidy, a physician, sought to honor Gleason for his work as an advocate for people with what is commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease. The legislation is S.2652, the Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Steve Gleason’s Congressional Gold Medal legislation signed by Donald Trump President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday (Jan. 3) to award Steve Gleason the Congressional Gold Medal, giving the former New Orleans Saints player one of the government’s highest civilian honors. The next step, said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who spearheaded the law, is to work with Gleason’s charity and the U.S. Mint to design the medal and schedule a ceremony to present it to him. Gleason was a special teams standout who most famously blocked an Atlanta Falcons punt in 2006, leading to a touchdown, in the first Saints game at the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2011 and has become a crusader for research and treatment of the disease. Cassidy, a physician, sought to honor Gleason for his work as an advocate for people with what is commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease. The legislation is S.2652, the Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act. Twitter more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails saintfan likes this.