Congress honors Artemis II crew with gold medal for historic lunar mission
H.R. 9417 — Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Don Bacon (R-NE) · 50 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to award a gold medal to the four-person crew of NASA's Artemis II mission (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen) in recognition of their historic lunar voyage. The U.S. Mint will design and strike the medals; duplicate bronze versions may be sold to the public, with proceeds offsetting the cost to taxpayers.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward congressional gold medal bill recognizing a historic NASA mission. It contains no policy changes, regulatory provisions, or financial transfers beyond the routine cost of medal production and sale.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative honor for a genuine public achievement (human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit for the first time in 50+ years). The cost is minimal and borne by the U.S. Mint's enterprise fund (offset by bronze medal sales); citizens benefit from recognition of a landmark scientific accomplishment and the symbolic value of honoring exploration.
Named in the bill
NASA, Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, U.S. Mint, Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, Canadian Space Agency
Where it stands
50 cosponsors: 25 Democrats, 25 Republicans.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 24, 2026 — 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 Jul 2, 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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