# 119-s-567: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-s-567, First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-567
- Congress: 119
- Title: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 67
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Would award a single Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment** in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. The bill would have the Secretary of the Treasury determine the medal's design and inscriptions, place the gold medal with the Rhode Island State Library for display and research, authorize the United States Mint to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals at a price sufficient to cover production costs, and permit use of the Mint Public Enterprise Fund to pay for the medals with proceeds returned to that fund.

## Cosponsors (67)

- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-s-567 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/567)

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