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The bill formally honors the 761st Tank Battalion and makes commemorative medals available without new appropriations, increasing public recognition and educational value while imposing modest administrative/fiscal costs and potentially limiting access for low‑income buyers.
Veterans of the 761st Tank Battalion and their families (and the broader public) receive formal national recognition that preserves their wartime service and civil‑rights contributions (including Jackie Robinson's service), improving the historical record and public awareness.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture acquires an important artifact for public display and research, supporting education about the 761st's history.
Members of the public and collectors can purchase bronze duplicate medals at cost, expanding public access to affordable commemorative items and enabling broader civic engagement with the history.
Using the Mint's Public Enterprise Fund to pay upfront production costs could reduce funds available for other Mint activities or require higher prices later to replenish the fund.
Setting duplicate-medal prices to cover full production costs may still put them out of reach for low-income individuals, limiting equitable access to the commemorative items.
There will be small federal administrative costs and staff time to design, mint, present, and manage sales of the medal duplicates, imposing modest burdens on the Mint and Secretary's offices (and indirect costs to taxpayers).
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal for the 761st Tank Battalion, directs the Mint to strike the gold medal, donates it to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and allows sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs.
Authorizes Congress to present a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of its World War II service as the first predominantly Black American armored unit and its combat contributions in Europe. Directs the U.S. Mint to strike a gold medal, allows bronze duplicates to be produced and sold to cover production costs, and requires the gold medal to be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture for display and research.
Introduced February 26, 2025 by Gary James Palmer · Last progress February 26, 2025