HR4885119th Congress
The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865
Sponsored By: Representative Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would authorize a posthumous Congressional gold medal recognizing Africans and their descendants enslaved in the United States. It would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medal and allow bronze duplicates to be sold to cover costs.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
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