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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Congressional Gold Medal for Daniel Penny
Record date · December 9, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill proposes awarding a to Daniel Penny to honor his actions on a New York City subway on May 1, 2023. The legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the medal, as well as produce and sell bronze duplicates to cover production costs.
If passed, this bill would authorize the use of the to cover the costs of designing and manufacturing a gold medal, with proceeds from bronze duplicates returned to the same fund.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Daniel Penny
The bill proposes that he be the recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal.
United States Mint
The agency is tasked with the design, production, and sale of the gold medal and bronze duplicates.
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