# 119-hr-8282: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026

119-hr-8282, Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8282
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl** in recognition of his wartime leadership and rescue efforts, including organizing the Working Group, helping the Solomon Schoenfeld Kindertransport, and documenting Auschwitz. The bill records his use of funds and contacts to delay deportations, his translation and addendum to the Auschwitz Protocols, and his postwar work founding the Yeshiva of Nitra in New York. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal, allow sale of bronze duplicates at prices that cover production and overhead, and transfer the medal to Samuel Dovid Weissmandl or, if absent, Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8282 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8282)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8282 (as of 2026-09-21).