(1) On December 26, 2025, Nick Shirley posted 
a 42 minute investigative post on X uncovering mass 
fraud in the Minnesota Somali population against 
U.S. taxpayers. Nick Shirley stated on X: ‘‘Here is 
the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Min-
nesota fraud, this might be my most important work 
yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. 
Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to 
hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters ac-
countable We ALL work way too hard and pay too 
much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud 
must be stopped.’’. 
(2) Due to exemplary investigative journalism 
preformed by Nick Shirley, Federal funding to 
fraudulent businesses in Minnesota have been halted 
by President Trump. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Nick Shirley showed 
bravery, integrity, and dedication to the principles of the 
U.S. Constitution during the uncovering of historic levels 
of fraud, waste, and abuse under Governor Tim Walz and 
therefore deserves the Congressional Gold Medal. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
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pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Nick Shirley, in recognition 
of exemplary investigative journalism that uncovered 
waste, fraud, and abuse perpetrated against American tax-
payers. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 5. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 4, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 6. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
5 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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