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Senate Bill 284
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
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Became Public Law 119-66 on Dec 26, 2025
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S. 284 (Enrolled-Bill)
S. 284


One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of theUnited States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five

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. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act”.

SEC. 2. Termination.

(a) In general.—Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 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. Other amendments.

Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is 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”.





Speaker of the House of Representatives  





Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate