# 119-hr-1437: Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

119-hr-1437, Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1437
- Congress: 119
- Title: Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Honors the Buffalo Soldier regiments with a Congressional Gold Medal.** The bill would authorize Congress, through the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate, to arrange a single gold medal recognizing the regiments' dedicated service. It would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, give the medal to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture for display and research, and allow the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover costs, charged to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1437 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1437)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1437 (as of 2026-10-17).