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US HB5715

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Josh Gottheimer

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Awards a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to American hostages and victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed more than 1,200 people including at least 30 Americans

  • Recognizes the 251 individuals taken hostage, including 12 American citizens, some of whom died during abduction or in captivity

  • Directs the gold medal to be displayed at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicate medals at cost, with proceeds deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund

  • Notes that as of the bill's introduction, hostages still remain in captivity including 2 Americans, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release

Legislative Description

October 7 Gold Medal Act

Government operations and politics

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

10/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services10/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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