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Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump, in recognition of his extraordinary peacemaking efforts throughout the world and in facilitating the Trump peace agreement to end the war in Gaza and bring lasting peace to the Middle East.
Introduced October 17, 2025 by Derrick Van Orden · Last progress October 17, 2025
The bill formalizes and commemorates a diplomatic milestone while enabling Mint sales to limit immediate appropriations pressure, but it trades off potential taxpayer and Mint-fund costs, administrative burdens, politicization risks, and uncertainty about the long-term durability of the underlying agreements.
State governments and civilians in the region could see reduced hostilities and improved security if the U.S.-recognized agreements lead to durable ceasefires or peace arrangements.
Civilians and businesses in the affected region could benefit from renewed economic cooperation and trade if normalization between the parties enables commercial activity to resume.
The American public and historians gain a formal, lasting recognition of the diplomatic milestone through a Congressional Gold Medal and related designations, increasing public awareness and the medal's official provenance.
Taxpayers could incur direct or indirect costs for producing and presenting medals, ceremonies, or any related diplomatic follow-up if expenses exceed sales or if formal honors lead to additional commitments.
Civilians and regional security could face uncertainty because relying on declaratory U.S. claims of negotiated agreements without implementation details risks instability if terms are not durable or enforced.
Managing production, sales, and regulatory rules creates administrative burdens for the Secretary and the Mint that could divert federal staff time and resources.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal for Donald J. Trump, directs the U.S. Mint to strike the medal, allows sale of bronze duplicates, and deposits proceeds to the Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Creates and directs production of a Congressional Gold Medal honoring Donald J. Trump for his stated role in negotiating multiple 2025 international peace and ceasefire agreements, including an agreement said to end the war in Gaza. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury (through the U.S. Mint) to strike the gold medal, produce and sell bronze duplicates, treat the medals as national numismatic items, and charge costs to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund with proceeds from duplicate sales deposited back to that Fund.