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119-hr-6559119th Congress

Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act

Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

Introduced

Summary

This bill awards a single Congressional Gold Medal to the 30 fallen patriots of Thiokol. It recounts the 1971 trip flare plant explosion in Woodbine, Georgia that killed 29 people and injured over 50, lists the 30 named workers, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal and place it with the Thiokol Memorial Museum, and allows the Mint to sell bronze duplicates to cover costs with expenses charged to the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Bronze Replica Medals by the Mint

If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of the Treasury (through the U.S. Mint) strike and sell bronze duplicate medals of the gold medal. Sales would be at a price sufficient to cover production costs, including labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead. Money from those sales would be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The Mint could charge that Fund as needed to pay the costs of striking the medals.

Congressional Gold Medal for Thiokol

If enacted, the bill would direct congressional leaders to arrange a single Congressional Gold Medal for the 30 named fallen patriots of Thiokol. The Secretary of the Treasury would design and strike the gold medal. The medal would be given to the Thiokol Memorial Museum for display and research. Medals struck under the bill would be treated as national medals and as numismatic items.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

GA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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