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Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

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Introduced:
Jan 28, 2025
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3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
3
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2
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Oct 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Summaries (1)

Introduced in Senate - Jan 28, 2025 00
<p><strong>Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, which promotes and recognizes service, initiative, and achievement in America's youth. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023. The bill also removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze.</p>

Actions (9)

Held at the desk.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H15000
Oct 24, 2025
2:15 PM
Received in the House.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H14000
Oct 24, 2025
2:02 PM
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Oct 23, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Floor | Source: Senate
Oct 20, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 17000
Oct 20, 2025
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Oct 20, 2025
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Oct 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jan 28, 2025

Subjects (3)

Congress (Policy Area) Congressional tributes Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Cosponsors (3)

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
(R-WY)
Jul 28, 2025
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
(D-CO)
Jul 24, 2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
(D-NM)
Jun 18, 2025

Text Versions (2)

Engrossed in Senate

Oct 20, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

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Length: 1,514 characters Version: Engrossed in Senate Version Date: Oct 20, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 284 Engrossed in Senate

(ES) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 284

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Award Program
Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2.

(a) In General.--
Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.
U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting
``October 1, 2028''.

(b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection

(a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2023.
SEC. 3.
Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.
amended--

(1) in subsection

(a) , by striking ``Each medal shall
consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or
bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection

(f) .''; and

(2) in subsection

(f)

(1) , in the second sentence, by
striking ``Subject to subsection

(a) , the'' and inserting
``The''.

Passed the Senate October 20, 2025.

Attest:

Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 284

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
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