United StatesCongress would honor the 761st Tank Battalion with a medal
The 761st Tank Battalion would receive a Congressional Gold Medal as a group, with the medal then going to a museum for display and research.
What it does
Congress would award the 761st Tank Battalion a gold medal. Afterward, the National Museum of African American History and Culture would keep it available for display and research.
The Treasury Secretary could sell bronze copies at prices covering their production costs. The Mint’s operating fund could pay medal costs and would receive sales proceeds.
Argument forA medal available for museum display and research could help more people learn about the battalion’s World War II service.
Argument againstMaking the gold medal could use Mint funds that bronze medal sales may not fully replace.
More detail
Congressional leaders would arrange a gold medal presentation, and the Treasury Secretary would make the medal. The award would recognize the 761st Tank Battalion’s service in Europe during World War II. The medal would honor the battalion as a group. Congress would encourage, but not require, displays at other locations linked to the battalion. The medal would go to the museum after the award.
The Treasury Secretary could make and sell bronze copies of the gold medal. The Mint could use its Public Enterprise Fund to pay for the gold medal and bronze copies. The price of bronze copies would have to cover their production costs.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Feb 26Introduced in HouseLatest
- Feb 26Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
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