Congress honors Holocaust rescuers with commemorative gold medal
S. 4868 — American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026 · Filed by Adam Schiff (D-CA) · Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes Congress to award a single gold medal honoring American individuals and organizations that rescued and aided Jews and other refugees during the Holocaust (1933–1945). The medal will be displayed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Mint may produce and sell bronze duplicates to cover costs.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Congressional Gold Medal bill honoring historical humanitarian rescuers during the Holocaust. It contains no policy changes, regulatory provisions, or appropriations—only authorization for a single medal and cost-recovery bronze duplicates.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative measure honoring historical rescue efforts with no direct fiscal burden on citizens beyond standard Mint operations. It serves a clear public purpose—memorializing humanitarian action during genocide—and carries no hidden costs or narrow private benefits.
Named in the bill
US Holocaust Memorial Museum, US Mint, War Refugee Board, Congress
Where it stands
- Jun 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 23, 2026 — 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”
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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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