Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored By: Representative Crane
Introduced
Summary
Would award Nick Shirley a Congressional Gold Medal for investigative reporting that the bill's findings say exposed large-scale fraud. It would also direct the Treasury to strike the gold medal, allow the U.S. Mint to sell bronze duplicates, and set how the Mint covers the costs.
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- Recognizes Nick Shirley for investigative work the bill cites, including a December 26, 2025 post on X that the text says claimed more than $110 million was uncovered in one day and led to halted federal funding to fraudulent Minnesota businesses.
- Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with emblems and inscriptions chosen by the Secretary, and authorizes duplicate bronze medals to be produced and sold.
- Requires the U.S. Mint to charge the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund for medal costs and to deposit proceeds from bronze duplicate sales into that same fund; duplicate sales must cover labor, materials, dies, machinery use, and overhead.
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Mint can make and sell medals
This bill would require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal for presentation. It would let the Secretary strike and sell bronze duplicate medals. Sales must be priced to cover labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead. Money from those sales would be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The Mint would be allowed to charge that Fund for costs to make the medals. The medals would be national medals and treated as numismatic items. These rules would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crane
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
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