The bill authorizes Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Nick Shirley, a journalist who conducted an investigative report in December 2025 that allegedly uncovered approximately $110 million in fraud affecting U.S. taxpayers in Minnesota. The medal recognizes Shirley's investigative journalism work that exposed what Congress characterizes as waste and abuse, which reportedly led to the Trump administration halting federal funding to fraudulent businesses. The Secretary of the Treasury will design and strike the gold medal, and is authorized to produce and sell duplicate bronze medals to cover the costs of production, with proceeds going back to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. No specific timeline for the medal's presentation is established in the legislation, and the costs will be paid from the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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