HR 860 119th Congress House Congress Congressional tributes Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: Hudson, Richard Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jan 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

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.

What's happening now January 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 3

Levin, Mike

California · Aug 26, 2025

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Jul 23, 2025

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Jan 31, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 860: Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-860/

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