Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act became law 332 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 110 words.
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals. (The program, established by law in 1979, awards medals to youth ages 14 to 23 who satisfy standards of achievement set by the board. The program aims to promote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youth in the areas of public service, personal development, and physical fitness.) The act removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023 (the date on which a prior reauthorization expired).
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 128 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 308 words
- Subjects
- Congressional tributesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Latest action
- Dec 26, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-66.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 860 Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act R · Introduced