# 119-hr-8963: Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-hr-8963, Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8963
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Creates a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula.** The bill would have the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore arrange presentation of the medal to his family, direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems and inscriptions, allow duplicate bronze medals to be struck and sold to cover costs, classify the medals as national and numismatic items, and charge costs and deposit proceeds to the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Commemorative medal and bronze copies: mixed, low. This bill would authorize a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula and direct Congressional leaders to arrange presentation to his family. The Secretary of the Treasury would strike the gold medal and decide a fitting design. The Secretary would also be allowed to stri…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8963 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8963)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8963 (as of 2026-06-25).