Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Bill: 119-s-284
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2025-01-28
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, which promotes and recognizes service, initiative, and achievement in America's youth. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023. The bill also removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 284 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2025 Ms. Lummis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act . 2. Termination (a) In general Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 808 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2023 and inserting October 1, 2028 . (b) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2023. 3. Other amendments Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 802 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection (f). ; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by striking Subject to subsection (a), the and inserting The .