To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Science & Space, Education.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8FE25754368642CCBE4DABDB7739763E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025.
- Section H3CE9B05EE80141728BEBEDC6705EDBAF: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Edward Joseph Dwight, Jr., was born on September 9, 1933, to Georgia Baker Dwight and Edward Dwight, Sr., in Kansas...
- Section H129B4A280EDC4B4C8B6CF1F586428F76: 3. Congressional Gold Medal The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the...
- Section H6B2D40F5DE8D4921B81334B8D9991C4C: 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs...
- Section H7CD4A6A7BA1048E4BC729AAB01E67BA7: 5. Status of medals Medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. For purposes of sections 5134...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Science & Space, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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