Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/284

Official text excerpt

Public Law 119–66: To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. 
 Public Law 66 
 Public Law 119–66 139 Stat. 1992 
 2025-12-26 
 2025-12-26 
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 PUBLIC LAW 119–66—DEC. 26, 2025 
 139 STAT. 1992 
 Public Law 119–66 
 119th Congress 
 
 
 
 An Act 
 To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. Dec. 26, 2025 [ S. 284 ] 
 
   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act. 
 SECTION 1. 2 USC 801 note . SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act ”. 
 SEC. 2. TERMINATION. (a) In General .— Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 808 ) is amended by striking “ October 1, 2023 ” and inserting “ October 1, 2028 ”. 
 (b) 2 USC 808 note . Retroactive Effective Date .— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2023. 
 
 SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.   Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 802 ) is amended — (1) in subsection (a), by striking “ Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection (f). ”; and 
 (2) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by striking “ Subject to subsection (a), the ” and inserting “ The ”. 
 
 
 Approved December 26, 2025 . 
 
 
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — S. 284 : 
 
 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025): 
 Oct. 20, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 15, considered and passed House. 
 
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