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The bill provides symbolic national recognition and educational benefits about Sarah Keys Evans and civil rights with accessible commemorative medals and minimal expected taxpayer cost, but it creates no new legal rights or major public benefits and adds modest administrative work for federal agencies.
Students, educators, and the general public gain a clearer, official recognition of Sarah Keys Evans and expanded public education about her role in civil rights, increasing awareness of non‑discriminatory interstate travel and Black veterans' and women's contributions to civil rights history.
Taxpayers and the public gain access to affordable bronze copies of the medal while the program is structured so sales are expected to cover production costs, minimizing direct taxpayer funding for the commemorative effort.
Collectors, the U.S. Mint, and nonprofits receive clearer administrative and legal status for the medal as a national/numismatic item, simplifying sales, custody, and handling.
Taxpayers bear a small, direct cost for producing and presenting the medal (Treasury cost), so the bill is not entirely cost‑free to the public.
Victims of past discrimination and the legal community receive no new legal remedies or enforcement powers—this is primarily a symbolic/commemorative measure that does not change current law.
Federal officials and agency staff (Secretary, Mint personnel) must take on additional administrative tasks to regulate, produce, and sell the medals, creating minor ongoing workload.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal for Sarah Keys Evans, directs minting of the gold medal, and permits sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs.
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 14, 2025 by Don Davis · Last progress February 14, 2025
Directs the creation and presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal honoring Sarah Keys Evans for her role in challenging interstate bus segregation and securing a landmark Interstate Commerce Commission decision. It requires the Treasury to strike a gold medal for presentation, allows sale of bronze duplicates to cover costs, and clarifies the medals' legal status under federal numismatic law. The bill also recounts findings about Keys Evans's 1952 arrest, subsequent ICC litigation, and the decision that outlawed segregation rules on interstate buses, and it designates the medals as national medals and numismatic items under title 31, U.S.C.