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The bill provides symbolic, public recognition and a funded mechanism for commemorative medal duplicates—preserving memory and offering modest public access—while delivering no new assistance to hostages and creating limited fiscal and oversight risks.
American hostages, victims, and their families (and honored first responders) receive formal Congressional recognition through a Gold Medal, providing public acknowledgment, morale support, and an official record of sacrifice.
The medal and its history will be preserved and made accessible for public research and education at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, supporting public memory and scholarship.
The public can purchase affordable bronze duplicate medals, broadening public access to the commemorative design and allowing families and communities to obtain a physical remembrance.
The bill is primarily symbolic—honors and findings without concrete policy measures or resources—so families seeking actionable U.S. assistance for remaining hostages may be frustrated.
The resolution’s strong condemnatory language could reduce perceived U.S. neutrality and complicate diplomatic channels for negotiating hostages' release.
Administrative and production-related costs (Congressional or Mint-related) could impose modest expenses on the Treasury or require internal reallocations, creating minor fiscal impacts.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a congressional gold medal for American hostages and victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks, directs minting and museum display, and permits sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs.
Introduced October 8, 2025 by Josh S. Gottheimer · Last progress October 8, 2025
Authorizes Congress to present a congressional gold medal to the American hostages and victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks, directs the Treasury Secretary (through the U.S. Mint) to strike the gold medal, and requires that the medal be displayed at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. The bill also allows the Mint to produce and sell bronze duplicate medals at prices sufficient to cover production costs, designates the medals as national/numismatic items, and permits the Mint to charge its Public Enterprise Fund for production costs while depositing duplicate-sale proceeds into that Fund.