HR5521-119

In Committee

Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates congressional findings recognizing 65 years of Peace Corps volunteer service promoting world peace and friendship in over 140 countries, provides congressional Gold Medal presentation to Peace Corps Director on behalf of all Peace Corps volunteers, with the medal to be displayed at Peace Corps headquarters, and provides authorization to charge costs of medal production against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with proceeds from duplicate bronze medal sales deposited back into the fund. It relies on appropriations. The main policy areas are Trade.

Who Benefits and How

Peace Corps volunteers would be affected, Peace Corps would be affected, and Medal collectors could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund could face higher costs, U.S. Mint could face higher costs, and Secretary of the Treasury would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Creates congressional findings recognizing 65 years of Peace Corps volunteer service promoting world peace and friendship in over 140 countries.
  • Provides congressional Gold Medal presentation to Peace Corps Director on behalf of all Peace Corps volunteers, with the medal to be displayed at Peace Corps headquarters.
  • Provides authorization to charge costs of medal production against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with proceeds from duplicate bronze medal sales deposited back into the fund.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates congressional findings recognizing 65 years of Peace Corps volunteer service promoting world peace and friendship in over 140 countries, provides congressional Gold Medal presentation to Peace Corps Director on behalf of all Peace Corps volunteers, with the medal to be displayed at Peace Corps headquarters, and provides authorization to charge costs of medal production against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with proceeds from duplicate bronze medal sales deposited back into the fund.

Key Policy Areas

Trade

Primary Purpose

The bill creates congressional findings recognizing 65 years of Peace Corps volunteer service promoting world peace and friendship in over 140 countries, provides congressional Gold Medal presentation to Peace Corps Director on behalf of all Peace Corps volunteers, with the medal to be displayed at Peace Corps headquarters, and provides authorization to charge costs of medal production against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with proceeds from duplicate bronze medal sales deposited back into the fund.

Policy Domains

Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Peace Corps volunteers
  • Peace Corps
  • Medal collectors
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Peace Corps:
Medal collectors:
Peace Corps volunteers: ,
Identified Costs
  • U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund
  • U.S. Mint
  • Secretary of the Treasury
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
U.S. Mint:
Secretary of the Treasury:
U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2025

Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Bergman, …

Sep 19, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sep 19, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
6 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive -3 negative

Peace Corps, Peace Corps volunteers, Secretary of the Treasury

Positive-direction: Peace Corps, Peace Corps volunteers

Negative-direction: Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Mint, U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund

3/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade

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