House · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed
Yea 370 Nay 22 Present / not voting 41
S. 284 · 119th CongressEnacted
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-66.
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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceCongressional 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).
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on December 26, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Introduced
January 28, 2025
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
December 26, 2025
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on December 26, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-66.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced it on January 28, 2025, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HousePassed on a recorded vote
- PresidentSigned into law