119-s-366119th Congress

Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

Sponsored By: Senator Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Introduced

Summary

A posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for Muhammad Ali. The bill would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal bearing Muhammad Ali's image and inscriptions and to have Congress present that medal to Lonnie Ali. It would authorize the Secretary to produce bronze duplicate medals for sale at prices sufficient to cover production costs. Costs of striking the medals would be charged to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund and proceeds from duplicate sales would be deposited back into that fund. The medals would be treated as national numismatic items.

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Mint could sell bronze medal copies

If enacted, this bill would authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold Congressional Gold Medal honoring Muhammad Ali. It would also allow the Mint to strike duplicate bronze copies. The medal would include an image of Muhammad Ali and inscriptions of his name. The Mint would set bronze sale prices to cover costs like labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead. Proceeds from bronze sales would be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The bill would allow the Mint to charge that Fund to pay medal production costs. The gold medal would be presented on behalf of Congress and then transferred to Lonnie Ali.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

  • Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/16/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

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