# 119-s-262: Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-s-262, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-262
- Congress: 119
- Title: Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds** recognizes his leadership during World War II when he refused Nazi orders to identify Jewish American prisoners of war, helping to save approximately 200 Jewish soldiers. The Secretary of the Treasury will strike a gold medal to be presented to Pastor Christopher Waring Edmonds or the next of kin. The United States Mint may strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover costs. The U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund is authorized to pay for the medals and will receive proceeds from duplicate sales.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mint may sell bronze medal copies: benefit, low. If enacted, the U.S. Mint could make and sell bronze copies of the congressional gold medal for Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds. The Mint would set prices to cover costs like labor, materials, dies, machinery use, and overhead. Money from those sales would be deposited into the United States Mint Pu…

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## Sources
- [119-s-262 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/262)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-262 (as of 2025-12-21).