A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew members of the Artemis II Mission in recognition of their contributions in advancing the human exploration of space to new heights, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 24, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
This bill authorizes the awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to the four crew members of the Artemis II Mission: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from Canada. The Artemis II Mission was a historic achievement that took astronauts farther from Earth than any humans have traveled before, completing the first crewed journey around the Moon since 1972 and testing critical systems for future lunar landings and Mars missions. The bill recognizes individual accomplishments including Glover becoming the first Black astronaut to travel beyond low Earth orbit and Koch becoming the first woman to do so. The Secretary of the Treasury will design and strike the gold medals, and may also produce bronze duplicates for sale, with proceeds going to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. There is no specific funding amount or timeline mentioned in the legislation.
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