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US HB7317
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Eleanor Norton
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AI Summary
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Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the Golden Thirteen, the first Black officers commissioned in the U.S. Navy on February 24, 1944
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Recognizes 16 Black enlisted men who completed officer training in 8 weeks (half the normal 16-week program) at Great Lakes, Illinois, achieving a 3.89/4.00 average—the highest of any Navy class at that time
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Only 13 of the 16 men who passed were commissioned as officers due to the Navy's anticipated 25-percent attrition rate; the remaining three were returned to enlisted ranks
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Directs the gold medal to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution and made available for research, with encouragement to loan it to other locations associated with the Golden Thirteen
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicate medals, with costs charged to and proceeds deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund
Legislative Description
Golden Thirteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
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.
2/2/2026