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This bill ceremonially honors Rep. Charles B. Rangel and facilitates public sale of bronze duplicates—preserving his legacy and highlighting past policy wins—while relying on medal sales and Mint funds to limit new appropriations but creating modest financial and administrative risks if sales or fund balances fall short.
All Americans (taxpayers and the public) see formal national recognition of Rep. Charles B. Rangel through a Congressional Gold Medal, preserving his public-service legacy and providing a focal point for civic memory.
Veterans, low-income families, students, and beneficiaries of foreign-policy programs benefit indirectly because the bill highlights Rangel’s legislative achievements (expanded VA services and minority veterans office; EITC, LIHTC, Child Care grants, TANF, Work Opportunity credits; ACA coverage expansions; Charles B. Rangel Fellowship; strengthened trade ties with Africa and the Caribbean), which—
The federal government can recover medal production costs by selling bronze duplicate medals (via the Mint/Public Enterprise Fund), reducing the need for new appropriations and limiting direct new taxpayer outlays.
If sales of duplicate medals are lower than expected, taxpayers could indirectly subsidize the medal through reduced Mint fund balances or future appropriations, creating a modest financial risk to the public.
Using the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund to cover production costs could divert resources from other Mint operations or projects, imposing an operational opportunity cost on federal employees and programs.
Producing the medal and holding a presentation/ceremony use modest public resources (design, production, ceremony logistics) that are ultimately borne by taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Charles B. Rangel, directs the Mint to strike the gold medal and sell bronze duplicates, and assigns proceeds and costs to the Mint’s Fund.
Introduced June 5, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress June 5, 2025
Creates and directs the minting and presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Charles B. Rangel, requires the Treasury (through the U.S. Mint) to strike a gold medal bearing his likeness and name, and authorizes sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs. After presentation to Congress, the gold medal is to be delivered to Rangel’s children. Designates the medals as national and numismatic items, allows the Mint to charge its Public Enterprise Fund for production costs, and requires proceeds from duplicate bronze sales to be deposited into that Fund. The measure contains findings summarizing Rangel’s military service, public career, and legislative accomplishments but does not create ongoing programs or new federal spending outside the Mint’s established funds and sales proceeds.