# 119-hr-5521: Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

119-hr-5521, Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-08-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5521
- Congress: 119
- Title: Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-08

## Summary

**Creates a single Congressional Gold Medal honoring Peace Corps volunteers who served from August 28, 1961, through December 31, 2026.** The bill would direct the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the gold medal, authorize duplicate bronze replicas to be struck and sold at prices that cover costs, and require the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate to present the medal to the Director of the Peace Corps for display at headquarters and other Peace Corps-related sites. Production would be paid from the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund and proceeds from bronze sales would be returned to that fund. Congress expresses gratitude and asks that the medal be presented by September 22, 2026.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-5521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5521)

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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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