Sponsor
Adriano J. Espaillat
Representative · D-NY
Representative · D-NY
The bill honors Robert P. Moses with a Congressional Gold Medal and allows the public to buy official replicas funded through numismatic sale authorities and the Mint's enterprise fund, trading stronger public recognition and self-funded collectibles against higher replica prices for some buyers and modest administrative and fund-management burdens.
Families of Robert P. Moses and the communities he served receive formal national recognition via a Congressional Gold Medal, preserving and raising public awareness of his civil-rights and education contributions.
Members of the public, collectors, and supporters can purchase official bronze replicas, giving them tangible mementos and broader access to the honoree's legacy.
Treating the medals as numismatic items and using existing numismatic sale/pricing authorities simplifies issuance and lets the Mint recover production costs without new Congressional appropriations.
Buyers—particularly collectors and lower-income individuals—may face higher prices because replicas must be priced to fully cover production costs and numismatic sale authorities can allow premium pricing.
Administrative burden on the Secretary and the Mint to calculate, justify, sell, and account for cost‑based pricing increases paperwork and operational work for federal employees.
Relying on the Mint's Public Enterprise Fund to cover production costs could reduce available balances for other Mint programs or necessitate higher prices for collectors to maintain operations.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for Robert Parris Moses, directs the Mint to strike it and sell bronze duplicates to cover costs, and sets Mint accounting rules.
Official title: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert Parris Moses, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to advancing American education and civil rights.
Introduced December 15, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress December 15, 2025
Authorizes a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring civil rights and education leader Robert Parris Moses, directs the U.S. Mint to strike the medal and present it to his daughter, and permits the Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs. The bill designates the medals as national numismatic items and allows the Mint to charge the Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs while depositing duplicate-sale proceeds into that fund.