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HR 1087 · in committee · major

United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act

What this bill does

  • Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to African American soldiers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
  • Honors deceased members of the United States Colored Troops for their military service and bravery.
  • Provides a posthumous recognition with no direct fiscal impact beyond medal production and ceremony costs.

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  1. 01

    How should Congress balance posthumous recognition of historical military service with funding priorities for current veterans' programs?

  2. 02

    What criteria should determine which groups of historical soldiers receive Congressional Gold Medals versus other forms of commemoration?

  3. 03

    Does awarding this medal to deceased soldiers create expectations for similar recognition of other marginalized military units from American history?

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

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Introduced 2025-02-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  2. 2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  3. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104-105)

  5. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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