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US HB1087
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eleanor Norton
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AI Summary
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Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, recognizing approximately 200,000 men in the Union Army, 19,000 in the Union Navy, and women who served as nurses, cooks, spies, and scouts
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The gold medal will be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, with encouragement to make it available at locations associated with the United States Colored Troops
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Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicate medals at cost-covering prices, with proceeds deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
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Medal costs authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
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Recognizes that 18 USCT members and 8 African-American sailors received the Medal of Honor, and acknowledges their service despite facing racial discrimination and risk of enslavement if captured
Legislative Description
United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2/6/2025