Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

This bill would honor the Buffalo Soldiers—six all-Black Army regiments formed in 1866—by awarding them a single Congressional Gold Medal for their long record of service, from protecting the frontier and national parks to serving in major wars despite discrimination . After the award, the medal would go to the National Museum of African American History and Culture for display and research, with encouragement to share it at other sites linked to the Buffalo Soldiers.

The Treasury would design and strike the medal. The U.S. Mint could sell bronze copies to the public to cover costs. All costs would come from the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund, and any sales money would go back into that fund. The medals would count as national medals and as numismatic items under existing coin laws.

• Who is affected: Buffalo Soldiers (honored collectively), the Smithsonian museum (displays the medal), the public (can buy bronze copies), and the U.S. Mint (makes and sells the medals).
• What changes: A national honor is awarded; the medal is exhibited; bronze duplicates may be sold to cover costs; funding flows through the Mint’s fund.
• When: After the award is made; the bill does not set specific dates.