Congress honors Rangel's legacy of civil rights and economic justice
H.R. 3760 — Charles B. Rangel Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 5, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to award a posthumous gold medal to Charles B. Rangel, a deceased congressman from New York who served 23 terms and was a Korean War veteran, civil rights pioneer, and architect of major legislation including the Affordable Care Act and African Growth and Opportunity Act. The medal will be presented to his children, and the U.S. Mint may also strike and sell bronze duplicates to recover costs.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Congressional Gold Medal bill honoring a deceased congressman. It contains no policy changes, regulatory provisions, or substantive legislation—only authorization for a ceremonial medal and optional bronze duplicates for sale.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative honor for a deceased public servant whose legislative record demonstrably benefited ordinary citizens through healthcare expansion, veterans' support, civil rights advancement, and anti-poverty programs. The civic benefit is symbolic and historical recognition; there is no direct cost to taxpayers beyond minimal medal production.
Named in the bill
Charles B. Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Mint, Congressional Black Caucus, Ways and Means Committee, New York Congressional Delegation
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Jun 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jun 8, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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