Congress gives SEAL Team Six a 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 lets Congress award a Congressional Gold Medal to SEAL Team Six members. They earned it for the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The medal will be shown at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The Treasury Department can make bronze copies and sell them to the public. Money from the sales will help pay for the medal.
Who it affects
SEAL Team Six members get the honor. People who visit the Smithsonian or buy bronze copies can learn about the raid. There is no cost to the public.
One thing to notice
Bronze copies may be displayed at other military museums or bases. They may not stay only at the Smithsonian.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
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.
Words to know
- Congressional Gold Medal — The highest honor Congress can give to a person or group for great service.
- SEAL Team Six — An elite military unit that carries out secret missions for the U.S. Navy.
- Smithsonian — A group of national museums in Washington, D.C. that hold American history and artifacts.
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 14,522 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 2026-09-22.
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