The bill would authorize a Congressional Gold Medal honoring American hostages and victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks. The medal would be designed by the Treasury Secretary and displayed at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. The Secretary could also make bronze copies for sale.
The bill does not describe changes to individual services or rights. The medal would be displayed at the museum, and bronze copies could be sold to the public.
The bill authorizes the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover the costs of making the medals. Sale prices for bronze copies must cover their production costs, and sale proceeds would go back into the fund. No publicly available information gives a total cost.
The bill states that the medal would recognize the suffering and sacrifice of American hostages and victims of the attacks.
No publicly available information.