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119-hr-1626119th Congress

Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Introduced

Summary

A Congressional Gold Medal honoring Edward J. Dwight Jr. would be authorized to recognize his role as the first African-American astronaut candidate and his contributions to art and Black history. The Secretary of the Treasury would strike a single gold medal, determine its design, and the Speaker of the House together with the Senate President pro tempore would present it. The medal would be given to Edward J. Dwight Jr. or, if he is unavailable, to Curtis Christopher Dwight. The Secretary could also strike and sell bronze duplicates at prices set to cover costs. All medals would be treated as national medals and numismatic items under federal law, and related costs and sales proceeds would be handled through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Mint could sell bronze replica medals

If enacted, the U.S. Mint would be able to make and sell bronze copies of the gold medal for Edward J. Dwight, Jr. Prices would be set to cover all costs, and money from sales would go into the Mint Public Enterprise Fund. That fund could be used to pay the medal costs. The medals would be treated as national medals and as numismatic items under federal law. These changes would start when the bill is enacted.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

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