The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865
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Latest Action · August 5, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, 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.
H.R. 4885 would award a historic Congressional Gold Medal collectively to enslaved Africans and their descendants in the United States from 1619 to 1865, recognizing them as the greatest contributors to America's economic foundation. The bill requires the Speaker of the House and Senate President pro tempore to arrange the medal's creation and presentation, with the Secretary of the Treasury designing it with appropriate symbols and inscriptions. Once awarded, the gold medal would be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African-American History and Culture for public viewing and research. The legislation authorizes the Treasury to produce and sell bronze duplicate medals to cover production costs, with revenue deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The bill, introduced in August 2025, makes no direct appropriation but notes that any budgetary effects will be determined through standard congressional procedures.
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