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The bill formally honors Robert P. Moses and allows the public to buy official, self‑funded replica medals that support Mint operations, at the trade‑off of potentially higher prices for buyers, modest fiscal or fund‑diversion effects, and added administrative work for the Mint.
Robert P. Moses's family, educators, and communities gain formal national recognition and increased public awareness of his civil‑rights and education work through a Congressional medal.
Collectors and the public can purchase official bronze replicas that are required to be priced to recover production costs, so the program is self‑funding and does not rely on new taxpayer appropriations; sales proceeds are returned to the Mint's Public Enterprise Fund to support minting operations.
Treating the medals as numismatic items clarifies their legal status, may increase collectible market recognition/value, and uses existing numismatic sale and distribution authorities to simplify issuance.
Collectors and lower‑income buyers may face higher prices and reduced affordability because duplicates must be priced to fully recoup production costs and numismatic sale rules can increase retail prices.
There are modest fiscal costs or opportunity costs: striking/presenting the medal can incur small Treasury expenses, and using the Mint's Public Enterprise Fund to cover costs may divert funds from other Mint programs.
The Secretary/Mint face added administrative workload to calculate cost‑based pricing, manage sales accounting, and administer fund flows, and the designation is largely symbolic with no new public services or funding.
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, allows sale of bronze duplicates, and handles Mint funding/receipts.
Introduced December 15, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress December 15, 2025
Authorizes a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring civil-rights leader and education activist Robert Parris Moses, directs the United States Mint to strike the gold medal and present it to his daughter, and permits the Mint to produce and sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs. The Mint may charge its Public Enterprise Fund for medal production costs and must deposit proceeds from duplicate sales into that Fund.