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S. 284 (119th): Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals. (The program, established by law in 1979, awards medals to youth ages 14 to 23 who satisfy standards of achievement set by the board. The program aims to promote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youth in the areas of public service, personal development, and physical fitness.) The act removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023 (the date on which a prior reauthorization expired).

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This House bill, the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act, reauthorizes the Congressional Award Board through FY2028. The board administers a program, established in 1979, that awards medals to youth ages 14 to 23 who meet its achievement standards in public service, personal development, and physical fitness. The bill removes the requirement that medals be made of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze. The reauthorization takes effect as if enacted October 1, 2023, when the prior authorization expired.

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Theological note: The program's stated aims of initiative, service, personal discipline, and physical stewardship in young people are consistent with Christian concern for faithful diligence and the formation of character. The bill itself raises no direct question of life, justice, or the protection of the vulnerable, so its relevance is limited to the general good of youth development and civic virtue.

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Roll 335 · 15-Dec-2025 6:55 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 370 · Nay 22 · Other 41

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