To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Summary

Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the Freedom Riders for their role in ending segregation in interstate travel, directs the U.S. Mint to strike the medal and deliver it to the Smithsonian for public display and research, and permits the Mint to produce and sell bronze duplicate medals to recoup costs. It allows the Mint to use its Public Enterprise Fund to cover production expenses and requires proceeds from duplicate sales be returned to that Fund.

• Congress authorizes a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor the Freedom Riders collectively.
• The Secretary of the Treasury (via the U.S. Mint) will design and strike the gold medal with suitable inscriptions and emblems.
• The gold medal is to be donated to the Smithsonian Institution for public display and research, with encouragement to display it at Freedom Riders–related locations.
• The U.S. Mint may strike and sell bronze duplicates priced to cover production costs; proceeds must be returned to the Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
• Medals are designated as national medals and treated as numismatic items under federal law.
• The Mint is authorized to use its Public Enterprise Fund to cover medal production costs; no new direct appropriations are required.
• The measure is commemorative and administrative in nature; it does not create ongoing federal programs or impose regulatory mandates.