HR1626-119

Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African-American astronaut candidate in the United States.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 26, 2025

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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

Transportation Science & Space Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 26, 2025

Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Science & Space Education
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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