The Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act authorizes the awarding of a Congressional Gold Medal to Nick Shirley in recognition of investigative journalism that exposed what the bill describes as significant fraud affecting U.S. taxpayers in Minnesota. According to the legislation, Shirley's December 2025 investigation allegedly uncovered over $110 million in fraudulent activity, which led to the Trump administration halting federal funding to businesses involved in the fraud. The bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the gold medal and authorizes the production of duplicate bronze medals that can be sold to the public, with sale proceeds returned to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The only funding involved is whatever costs are necessary to manufacture the medals, which are charged against the U.S. Mint's existing public enterprise fund.
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