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Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Latest action (Dec 26, 2025) Became Public Law No: 119-66.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Congress
Issues
Education

Summary

This bill reauthorizes the Congressional Award Program by extending the program's termination date from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2028. The amendment is made retroactively effective as of October 1, 2023. The bill also makes technical amendments to the Congressional Award Act regarding medal composition specifications.

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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (19)
  1. Dec 26, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-66.
  2. Dec 26, 2025 Signed by President.
  3. Dec 18, 2025 Presented to President. · house
  4. Dec 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  5. Dec 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 22 (Roll no. 335). · house
  6. Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 22 (Roll no. 335).
  7. Dec 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5888) · house
  8. Dec 15, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. · house
  9. Dec 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 284. · house
  10. Dec 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5856-5857) · house
  11. Dec 15, 2025 Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  12. Oct 24, 2025 Held at the desk. · house
  13. Oct 24, 2025 Received in the House. · house
  14. Oct 23, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  15. Oct 20, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7169; text: CR S7169) · senate
  16. Oct 20, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Oct 20, 2025 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
  18. Jan 28, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  19. Jan 28, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 28, 2025

Ms. Lummis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act”.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION.

(a) In General.—Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking “October 1, 2023” and inserting “October 1, 2028”.

(b) Retroactive Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection

(a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2023.

SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking “Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection

(f).”; and

(2) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by striking “Subject to subsection (a), the” and inserting “The”. <all>

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