Congress honors Rangel, architect of civil rights and economic opportunity
S. 2009 — Charles B. Rangel Congressional Gold Medal Act · Filed by Chuck Schumer (D-NY) · Introduced Jun 10, 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 24 terms and played a major role in founding the Congressional Black Caucus, advancing civil rights, veterans' benefits, and international trade policy. The medal will be presented by the Speaker and Senate President pro tempore, given to his children, and the Treasury may mint and sell bronze duplicates to recover costs.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Congressional Gold Medal bill honoring a deceased legislator. It contains no policy changes, no regulatory carve-outs, and no hidden provisions—only authorization to mint and present a medal and sell bronze duplicates to recover costs.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative honor for a public servant whose legislative record demonstrably benefited ordinary citizens—he authored or championed the Earned Income Tax Credit, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the Affordable Care Act, veterans' benefits expansion, and trade programs that created economic opportunity. The medal itself imposes no cost on citizens and serves a legitimate public purpose of honoring legislative achievement.
Named in the bill
Charles B. Rangel, Congressional Black Caucus, US Mint, Ways and Means Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs
Where it stands
- Jun 10, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 10, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S3317-3318)”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jun 10, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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