# 119-hr-1817: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-hr-1817, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1817
- Congress: 119
- Title: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Congressional Gold Medal for Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.** This bill would authorize a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal recognizing his work collecting and preserving the history and culture of the African diaspora. The Secretary of the Treasury would strike the medal and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture would receive it for display and research. The bill also encourages the Smithsonian to exhibit the medal elsewhere and permits the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs through the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1817)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1817 (as of 2025-12-21).