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The bill ceremonially honors Jimmy Carter and clarifies how medals are classified and sold—using cost‑recovery rules to limit taxpayer subsidy—while delivering no policy changes and creating modest administrative and potential fiscal risks if sales underperform.
Taxpayers: The Act requires medal sales to recover production costs and directs proceeds to the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund, reducing net new appropriations for medal production.
All Americans: Congressional recognition officially honors Jimmy Carter’s public service and humanitarian work, raising public awareness of his legacy.
General public/collectors: The public may purchase bronze duplicate medals, providing legal access to a commemorative item for families and collectors.
All Americans: The measure is primarily ceremonial—it creates no new policies, programs, or funding for substantive issues, and could divert limited legislative time from other priorities.
Taxpayers: Minting and presenting the medal entails modest Treasury costs, and if sales of duplicates fall short, the Mint or the Treasury may need appropriations or to reallocate funds, exposing taxpayers to added expense.
Buyers/General public: Individuals who purchase bronze duplicates may face higher prices because the Secretary must set prices to recover full production and overhead costs.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes striking one Congressional gold medal for Jimmy Carter, gives it to the Carter Center, and allows sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs.
Official title: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation.
Introduced February 14, 2025 by Sanford Dixon Bishop · Last progress February 14, 2025
Authorizes Congress to have a single Congressional gold medal struck to honor former President Jimmy Carter, directs the Mint to produce the medal and to present it to the Carter Center, and permits the Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs. Designates these medals as national numismatic items and allows the Mint to charge production costs to its Public Enterprise Fund with proceeds from bronze sales deposited into that Fund.