Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, which promotes and recognizes service, initiative, and achievement in America's youth. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023. The bill also removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 860 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 860
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2025
Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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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''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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