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- Senate Introduced Jan 28, 2025
- Senate Passed Oct 20, 2025
- House Passed Dec 15, 2025 370–22
- President To the President Dec 18, 2025
- President Signed Dec 26, 2025
- Law Dec 26, 2025
This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 26, 2025
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).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
Latest action (Dec 26, 2025): Became Public Law No: 119-66.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 28, 2025
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- Senate Introduced Jan 28, 2025
- Senate Passed Oct 20, 2025
- House Passed Dec 15, 2025 370–22
- President To the President Dec 18, 2025
- President Signed Dec 26, 2025
- Law Dec 26, 2025
Final vote · House · Dec 15, 2025
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson