Congress would give gold medal to social media fraud investigator
H.R. 6942 — Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Eli Crane (R-AZ) · Introduced Jan 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets Congress award a gold medal to Nick Shirley. He posted a video on X in December 2025. The video claimed $110 million in fraud in Minnesota. The bill tells the U.S. Mint to make the medal. The Mint can sell bronze copies to pay for it.
Who it affects
Nick Shirley would get the medal. The U.S. Mint would make and sell the medals. Taxpayers would pay for the medal.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say anyone checked if the fraud claim is true before giving the medal.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jan 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- gold medal — A medal Congress gives to honor a person for big achievements.
- U.S. Mint — The federal government office that makes coins and medals.
- fraud — A trick to steal money or lie to get something you should not have.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 2, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 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 2026-11-02.
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