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US HB485
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andre Carson
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AI Summary
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Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali, with the medal to be given to his wife Lonnie Ali following the presentation
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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
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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
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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
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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