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The bill grants Charles B. Rangel a Congressional Gold Medal and allows sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs — providing symbolic national recognition and limited public access while trading off modest taxpayer or Mint financial exposure and some opportunity costs.
Veterans, Rangel’s family, and the public receive formal national recognition when Congress awards Charles B. Rangel a Congressional Gold Medal (preserves his legacy and raises public awareness of his service).
The federal government can recover medal-production costs by selling bronze duplicates or charging the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund, reducing the need for new appropriations for this commemoration.
Collectors and members of the public can buy affordable bronze duplicates, increasing public access to the commemoration and allowing Americans to own a piece of the honor.
Taxpayers bear modest upfront costs for the medal’s production and the award ceremony (ceremony and related expenses use public resources).
If sales of duplicate bronze medals fall short of expectations, the Mint’s fund could be depleted or taxpayers could indirectly subsidize the commemoration through reduced fund balances or future appropriations.
Using the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund to cover costs could divert money from other Mint operations or projects, imposing an opportunity cost on federal activities.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Awards a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Charles B. Rangel, directs the Mint to strike the medal and sell bronze duplicates, and channels duplicate-sale proceeds to the Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Official title: To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to Charles B. Rangel, an American trailblazer and public servant, in recognition of his remarkable life and career in which he elevated the voices and interests of underserved communities, bolstered the United States reputation on the global stage, and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus.
Introduced June 5, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress June 5, 2025
Awards a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Charles B. Rangel, directs the U.S. Mint to strike a suitably designed gold medal and authorizes presentation to his children, and permits the Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs. The bill designates the medals as national medals and numismatic items and allows the Mint to charge its Public Enterprise Fund for production costs, with duplicate-sale proceeds deposited into that Fund.