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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8386 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump in 

recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication to strengthening 

America’s diplomatic relations during his presidency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2024 

Mrs. LUNA (for herself, Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, 

Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald 

J. Trump in recognition of his exceptional leadership 

and dedication to strengthening America’s diplomatic relations during his presidency. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘President Donald J. 

5 Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress find the following: 


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1 (1) On November 8, 2016, Donald J. Trump 

2 was elected the 45th President of the United States. 

3 (2) President Trump’s time in office ushered in 

4 profound changes to United States diplomatic rela5 tions with countries around the world. 

6 (3) On June 30, 2019, President Trump made 

7 history by becoming the first sitting United States 

8 President to cross into North Korea for a meeting 

9 with Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) 

10 between North and South Korea. 

11 (4) During this visit, President Trump facili12 tated an unprecedented brief meeting between Kim 

13 Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. 

14 During his conversations, President Trump worked 

15 to resume stalled nuclear talks and expressed hope 

16 for peace between North and South Korea. 

17 (5) On September 15, 2020, President Trump 

18 established historic diplomatic relations between 

19 Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East through 

20 the Abraham Accords. 

21 (6) The Abraham Accords were a series of 

22 agreements to normalize relations between Israel 

23 and its regional neighbors. The Abraham Accords 

24 consisted of a general declaration that recognized 


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1 the importance of maintaining and strengthening 

2 peace in the Middle East. 

3 (7) The general declaration was signed along4 side bilateral agreements between Israel and the 

5 United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco to 

6 normalize relations between the countries. 

7 (8) President Trump commemorated the Abra8 ham Accords by welcoming Israeli Prime Minister 

9 Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of 

10 Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, and 

11 Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab 

12 Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyanisigns to 

13 the White House for the Abraham Accords Signing 

14 Ceremony. 

15 (9) The greatest of President Trump’s foreign 

16 policy achievements was that no wars were started 

17 while he was in office. 

18 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

19 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

20 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

21 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange22 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

23 a gold medal of appropriate design, to President Donald 

24 J. Trump, in recognition of his exceptional leadership and 


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1 dedication to strengthening America’s diplomatic relations 

2 during his presidency. 

3 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 

4 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 

5 of Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

6 shall strike the gold medals with suitable emblems, de7 vices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. 

8 SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

9 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

10 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 

11 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

12 a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 

13 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 

14 SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

15 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu16 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

17 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

18 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

19 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 

20 struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 

21 items. 

22 SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 

23 SALE. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 

25 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 


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1 Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec2 essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 

3 to this Act. 

4 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—The amounts received 

5 from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under 

6 section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint 

7 Public Enterprise Fund. 

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