Congress honors SEAL Team Six with gold medal for bin Laden raid
H.R. 10338 — SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Thomas Kean (R-NJ) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of SEAL Team Six in recognition of their role in the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The medal will be displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and the Treasury Department may also strike and sell bronze duplicate medals to the public, with proceeds offsetting the cost.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to authorize a Congressional Gold Medal for SEAL Team Six in recognition of their role in Operation Neptune Spear. It is a standard commemorative measure with no regulatory, appropriations, or policy-change mechanism.
What the text implies
- Bronze duplicate medals sold to the public may create a secondary market for SEAL Team Six memorabilia, though proceeds are directed to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
- The Smithsonian's discretion to display the medal 'elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with SEAL Team Six' may result in the medal traveling to military museums or installations, expanding its public reach beyond the primary museum.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative honor for military service in a counterterrorism operation widely viewed as a national security success. Citizens benefit from public recognition of service and the educational value of the medal's display at a national museum; there are no costs to the public or restrictions on rights.
Named in the bill
Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six), Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, Operation Neptune Spear, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Secretary of the Treasury, United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, Secretary of Defense
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration and House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,858 characters) on Sep 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,606 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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