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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.
- Measure
- S. 284 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- December 26, 2025
- Policy changes
- 3
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-66.
Who wrote it
All 3 cosponsors
- Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Sen. John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
How Congress voted
House · December 15, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 22 (Roll no. 335).
370 yea · 22 nay · 41 other · Republicans 176–22 · Democrats 194–0 · Official record
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Provision 1
(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.)
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Provision 2
Removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze.
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Provision 3
The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023 (the date on which a prior reauthorization expired).
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