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US HB485

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andre Carson

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali, with the medal to be given to his wife Lonnie Ali following the presentation

  • Recognizes Ali's athletic achievements including winning gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 2 National AAU light heavyweight titles, and becoming the first professional boxer to capture the heavyweight title 3 separate times

  • Acknowledges Ali's civil rights advocacy, his 1971 Supreme Court victory affirming his conscientious objector status, and recognition as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement

  • Highlights humanitarian work including helping provide over 22,000,000 aid packets, traveling 200+ days per year for humanitarian causes, raising over $50,000,000 for Parkinson's research, and securing release of 15 U.S. hostages during the first Gulf War in 1990

  • Authorizes the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover medal costs and permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates at cost-recovery prices

Legislative Description

Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

Sports and recreation

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

1/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services1/16/2025

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